Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Panama, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Panama, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
be 33.5% less likely to be obese
In Panama, 37.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 25.1% of people as of 2024.
have 2.5 times more doctors per person
Panama has 16.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mongolia has 41.3 as of 2022.
live 7.4 years less
In Panama, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024. In Mongolia, that number is 72 years (68 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024.
see 66.6% less spent on your healthcare
Panama spends $3,318 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mongolia spends $1,109 as of 2023.
have 16.7% less access to essential health services
Panama scores 78 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mongolia scores 65 as of 2021.
be 5.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Panama has a suicide rate of 3.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mongolia, it is 18.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 37.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Panama, 8.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mongolia, that number is 5.2% as of 2025.
be 24.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Panama, 21.7% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.1% as of 2022.
make 64.1% less money
Panama has a GDP per capita of $19,790 as of 2025, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $7,108 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 17.0% more likely to have internet access
In Panama, approximately 72.8% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mongolia, about 85.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 27.1% less on healthcare
Panama spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on education
Panama spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mongolia spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Safety
be 49.4% less likely to be murdered
Panama has a homicide rate of 11.7 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 5.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 69.9% more likely to die in a road accident
In Panama, road accidents kill 7.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mongolia, they kill 12.4 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 13.0% less home broadband
Panama has 18.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Mongolia has 15.8 as of 2024.
live with 3.8 times more strain on fresh water
Panama withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mongolia withdraws 3% as of 2022.
Environment
be 7.1 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Panama, air pollution causes 17.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mongolia, it causes 120.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.9 times more CO2
Panama emits 2.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mongolia emits 7.8 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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