Quality of life comparison
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 3.7 times more money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2022, while in Italy, the GDP per capita is $44,300 as of 2022.
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 30.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Italy, that number is 8.1% as of 2022.
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
How big is Italy compared to Mongolia? See an in-depth size comparison.