Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nicaragua instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nicaragua, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 15.0% more likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nicaragua, that number is 23.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 20.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Nicaragua, that number is 6.4% as of 2017.
be 12.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Nicaragua, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2016.
make 53.9% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Nicaragua, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.
pay a 3.0 times higher top tax rate
Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Nicaragua, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nicaragua, 198.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Nicaragua, it is 82.6% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Nicaragua, about 45.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nicaragua spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nicaragua, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation.
Nicaragua: At a glance
How big is Nicaragua compared to Mongolia? See an in-depth size comparison.