Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 13.1% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mongolia, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
live 3.4 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Mongolia, that number is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $11,500 as of 2020.
pay a 66.7% lower top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
be 25.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mongolia, that number is 8.0% as of 2017.
be 14.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mongolia, however, that number is 28.4% as of 2018.
Life
be 77.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mongolia, 45.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.1% more likely to be literate
In Nicaragua, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2015. In Mongolia, it is 99.2% as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 40.0% more likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mongolia, about 63.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.8% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mongolia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 44.1% more on education
Nicaragua spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mongolia spends 4.9% of total GDP on education 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.
Mongolia: At a glance
How big is Mongolia compared to Nicaragua? See an in-depth size comparison.