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Mongolia vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mongolia
mng
Leads on 41 of 111 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 63 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mongolia and United States: United States leads on Total net-migration (1.49 million persons) against Mongolia (104.70 persons); Mongolia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (24,190) against United States (2.17); United States leads on Heliports (6,092) against Mongolia (1). Across 111 compared metrics, Mongolia wins on 41 and United States wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)83.02 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 83% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score52.57 points65.49 points★
Radios155,900★575
Televisions168,800★219
Waterways58041,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country2.92B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars28.37B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)11 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue8.62★0.2
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)20.01 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.792★
Electricity Consumption5.93★3.9
Electricity Exports51★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels87★70
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants27★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables1114★
Electricity Imports1.4572.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity1.13★1.09
Electricity Production5.34★4.1
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)67.13 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient31.441.8★
Gross Fixed Investment36.1★11.9
Gross National Saving26.9★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)6.5 %★3.25 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.8 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption0767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production0772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption17,000★19.15
Oil Exports5,834★1.92
Oil Imports15,730★10.27
Oil Production09.69★
Oil Proved Reserves020.68★
Population Below Poverty Line28.4 people15.1 people★
Public Debt67.6★114.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD★2.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption27,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports05.22★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports24,190★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production020.3★
Remittances2.2★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.44★1.25
Taxes and Other Revenues16.9★10.6
Unemployment Rate5.5 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)510,224-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.24.8★
Population Distributionpopulation sparsely distributed throughout the country; the capital of Ulaanbaatar and the northern city of Darhan support the highest population densitieslarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country6.1 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources34.8★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.05 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)54.994.67★
Agricultural land1.11M sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita68.59 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land796234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country44.15 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions2150★
Independence29★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)14.39★26.21
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.313.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.9 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%NA
Hospital Bed Density10.6 people/sq km★2.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)41 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.527.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)20.6 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1,000 (2020 est.)NA
Underweight Children Under 51.90.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)18,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)55 %★51.38 %
Human Capital Index0.610.72★
Life expectancy at birth78.24 years83.22 years★
Median age of population27.04 years38.79 years★
Population Change39,744.2 persons2.26M persons★
Population density2.29 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population3.56M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.67★0.4
Birth Rate (%)18.01 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate48.1 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)5.35 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.7 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age861,516.1 persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.45174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.59 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother657 days★183.4 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.67 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.07177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.21 %74.52 %★
Physician Density4.13 people/sq km★3.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.08 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums9.77 %★0.05 %
Total deaths19,266.1 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)53 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate2.51 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration104.7 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate9.69 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇳 Mongolia🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.242.06★
Airports3716,116★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)03★
Civil Air Travel258,252★
Heliports16,092★

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