Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Estonia instead of Mongolia, you would:

Health

live 6.5 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 19.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 100.0% higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 87.2% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 83.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 45.0% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 14.4% more likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 13.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 40.4% more on education

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 59.2% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, General Department of National Taxation.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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