Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Spain, you would:
Health
be 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Spain, 23.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mongolia, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
live 11.2 years less
In Spain, the average life expectancy is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 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
be 51.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Spain, 12.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mongolia, that number is 6.2% as of 2022.
pay a 77.8% lower top tax rate
Spain has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 69.9% less money
Spain has a GDP per capita of $40,200 as of 2022, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $12,100 as of 2022.
be 36.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Spain, 20.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.8% as of 2020.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Spain, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 13.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Spain, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mongolia, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Spain, approximately 2.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mongolia, on the other hand, 20.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% less likely to have internet access
In Spain, approximately 94.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mongolia, about 84.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Spain, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 88% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 54.2% less on healthcare
Spain spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation, Agencia Tributaria, Spain.
Mongolia: At a glance
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