Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mongolia instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years less
In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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
be 44.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mongolia, that number is 6.1% as of 2023.
make 28.2% less money
Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Mongolia, the GDP per capita is $16,300 as of 2023.
be 11.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mongolia, however, that number is 27.8% as of 2020.
Life
be 46.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mongolia, 39.0 women do as of 2020.
have 30.7% more children
In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mongolia, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 68.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 11.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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 26.9% less on healthcare
Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mongolia, that number is 4.9% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 30.6% more on education
Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. 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.
Mongolia: At a glance
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