World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Mongolia 14 times.
Mongolia: 1,564,120 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mongolia: 0 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mongolia’s highest peak towers 2,039 m above the median country’s.
Mongolia: 4,374 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 2.1 times as many people as Mongolia.
Mongolia: 3.57 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 43 times as densely populated as Mongolia.
Mongolia: 2 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 2.8 cm taller than in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 170.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
The median country and Mongolia are practically level.
Mongolia: 159.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 4.4 years older than in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 26.8 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mongolia have 0.6 more children on average than in the median country.
Mongolia: 2.5 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 5.4% in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 5.4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mongolia and the median country are practically level.
Mongolia: 0 (2025) · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Mongolia and the median country are practically level.
Mongolia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 79% larger than Mongolia’s.
Mongolia: $25.4 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 1% more per person than Mongolia.
Mongolia: Int$20,798 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Mongolia (Gini 3 points higher).
Mongolia: 31.4 (2022) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Mongolia and the median country are practically level.
Mongolia: 5.2% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.7% of its GDP on the military, Mongolia 0.7%.
Mongolia: 0.7% (2024) · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Mongolia’s.
Mongolia: 34% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 31% more on health per person than Mongolia.
Mongolia: $360 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 2.2 years longer than in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 72.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 11.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mongolia has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as the median country.
Mongolia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Mongolia are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Mongolia: 25.5% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Mongolia smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Mongolia: 29.5% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mongolia rate their lives 0.10 points higher than in the median country.
Mongolia: 5.94 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mongolia drink 64% more alcohol than in the median country.
Mongolia: 7.1 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mongolia has 2.4 times as much meat per person as the median country.
Mongolia: 136.1 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mongolia has 93 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Mongolia: 3,031 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Mongolia: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.51 years longer than in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 9.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 67% more tourists per resident than Mongolia (2019).
Mongolia: 0.21 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Mongolia are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Mongolia: 85% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 99% in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 99.1% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Mongolia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country.
Mongolia: 71% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mongolia has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115.
Mongolia: 141 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The median country’s railway network is 18% longer than Mongolia’s.
Mongolia: 1,821 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 10% more passengers per resident than those from Mongolia.
Mongolia: 0.22 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 9.1% of Mongolia.
Mongolia: 9.1% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mongolia emits 4.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country.
Mongolia: 12.9 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.4% in Mongolia.
Mongolia: 8.4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mongolia carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in the median country.
Mongolia: 38.2 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Mongolia as in the median country.
Mongolia: 5.6 per 100k (2024) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Mongolia and the median country are nearly identical here.
Mongolia: 12.4 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 21.0 °C warmer than Mongolia.
Mongolia: 2°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 3.8 times as much rain as Mongolia.
Mongolia: 266 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mongolia bigger than the median country?
Mongolia is larger. The median country fits inside Mongolia 14 times.
Which has more people, Mongolia or the median country?
The median country has 2.1 times as many people as Mongolia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mongolia or the median country?
People in the median country live 2.2 years longer than in Mongolia. Life expectancy at birth is 72.4 years in Mongolia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Mongolia or the median country?
Men in the median country are 2.8 cm taller than in Mongolia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
