Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Poland, you would:
Health
be 10.8% less likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mongolia, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2016.
live 7.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 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
pay a 68.8% lower top tax rate
Poland has a top tax rate of 32.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 63.0% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $44,100 as of 2023, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $16,300 as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.8% as of 2020.
Life
have 77.4% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mongolia, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
be 4.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 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 12.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Poland, 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 24.6% less on healthcare
Poland spends 6.5% 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, Ministry of Finance, Poland.
Mongolia: At a glance
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