Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 85.6% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 25.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
be 80.8% less likely to die by suicide
Mongolia has a suicide rate of 18.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 4.5 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
see 58.4% less spent on your healthcare
Mongolia spends $1,109 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 81.8% fewer doctors per person
Mongolia has 41.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 20.0% less access to essential health services
Mongolia scores 65 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
be 69.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 81.1% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $7,108 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.8% more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 16.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more 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 Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
be 29.6% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, it is 69.4% as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more 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 Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 85.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 58.2% more on healthcare
Mongolia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 99.9% less home broadband
Mongolia has 15.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 8.3 times more strain on fresh water
Mongolia withdraws 3% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 49.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mongolia, air pollution causes 120.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 93.6% less CO2
Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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