Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Lesotho instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 19.4% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Lesotho, that number is 16.6% of people as of 2016.
be 211.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mongolia, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Lesotho, that number is 21.1% of people as of 2020.
live 11.8 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Lesotho, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 80.0% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Lesotho, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 3.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Lesotho, that number is 28.1% as of 2014.
be 75.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Lesotho, however, that number is 49.7% as of 2017.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Lesotho, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Lesotho, there are 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 12.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Lesotho, 544.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Lesotho, it is 79.4% as of 2015.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Lesotho, on the other hand, 48.4 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 60.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mongolia, approximately 91% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 36% of people on average (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 31.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Lesotho, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.0% more on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Lesotho spends 7.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Lesotho, that number is 11.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Department of National Taxation.
Lesotho: At a glance
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