Country profile
Mongolia
Mongolia ranks #132 of 215 for population, #119 of 209 for gdp per capita, #133 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
3,524,788
people · 2024
Rank #132 of 215
Life expectancy
72.4
years · 2024
Rank #133 of 216
Poverty headcount
0.4%
% of population · 2022
Rank #145 of 186
Under-5 mortality
13.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #140 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
81.9%
% net enrollment · 2006
Rank #97 of 232
Tobacco use
29.5%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #32 of 163
Calorie supply
3,031
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #82 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
66,900
arrivals · 2020
Rank #183 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,751
current US$ · 2024
Rank #119 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
6.2
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #42 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
199
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #42 of 210
Forest area
9.09%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #212 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
29.7
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #78 of 248
Protected areas
19.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #74 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
12.9
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #16 of 210
Fertilizer use
47.2
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #108 of 194
Pesticide use
4.45
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #60 of 193
Cereal yield
1.25
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #152 of 182
Digital
Internet users
85.1%
% of population · 2024
Rank #88 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
15.8
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #123 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
141
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #42 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #76 of 215
Renewable electricity output
10.9%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #187 of 257
Energy use per person
19,675
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #87 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.54
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #79 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Mongolia; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield