Quality of life comparison

live 15.0 years longer

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 70.4% less likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 7.8 times more money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $16,300 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

be 43.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

pay a 2.2 times higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 82.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 92.3% 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 40.9% fewer children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 14.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Singapore, 100% of people do as of 2020.

spend 40.4% less on education

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 24.5% more on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of GDP as of 2020.