Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 11.2 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 3.2 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $52,700 as of 2023.

be 27.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Italy, however, that number is 20.1% as of 2021.

be 24.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Italy, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 4.9 times higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Italy, the top tax rate is 48.8% 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 Italy, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 84.3% 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 Italy, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 52.3% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Italy, there are 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 14.0% 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 Italy, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 10.7% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Italy, about 75.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 95.9% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Italy, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Italian Revenue Agency, General Department of National Taxation.

Italy: At a glance

Italy is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 294,140 sq km. Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the regional states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI established a Fascist dictatorship. His alliance with Nazi Germany led to Italy's defeat in World War II. A democratic republic replaced the monarchy in 1946 and economic revival followed. Italy is a charter member of NATO and the European Economic Community (EEC). It has been at the forefront of European economic and political unification, joining the Economic and Monetary Union in 1999. Persistent problems include sluggish economic growth, high youth and female unemployment, organized crime, corruption, and economic disparities between southern Italy and the more prosperous north.
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