Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years less
In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 69.7% lower top tax rate
Puerto Rico has a top tax rate of 33.0% as of 2016. In Mongolia, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 62.1% less money
Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $16,300 as of 2023.
Life
have 91.0% more children
In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 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 Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Mongolia, 88% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 30.6% more on education
Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mongolia spends 4.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury, General Department of National Taxation.
Mongolia: At a glance
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