Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 11.6 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2024.
be 76.5% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Japan, that number is 5.9% of people as of 2024.
see 4.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Japan spends $5,365 as of 2023.
have 27.7% more access to essential health services
Mongolia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Japan scores 83 as of 2021.
have 35.9% fewer doctors per person
Mongolia has 41.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Japan has 26.5 as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Japan, that number is 2.5% as of 2025.
make 5.1 times more money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $35,951 as of 2025.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 41.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Japan, 3.0 women do as of 2023.
be 83.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 11.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2024.
have 66.3% fewer children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Japan, there are 5.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 15.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Mongolia, approximately 86% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.9% less on education
Mongolia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Japan spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 76.9% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 96.1% less likely to be murdered
Mongolia has a homicide rate of 5.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Japan, that number is 0.2 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 18.1% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Mongolia, 71% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 83% as of 2019.
be 78.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mongolia, road accidents kill 12.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Japan, they kill 2.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Mongolia has 15.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Japan has 38.6 as of 2023.
use 2.8 times more electricity
Mongolia uses 2,728 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Japan uses 7,530 kWh as of 2024.
live with 10.8 times more strain on fresh water
Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Japan withdraws 37% as of 2022.
Environment
be 90.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Japan, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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