Mongolia or Paraguay: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Mongolia
6
indicators ahead
Paraguay
4
indicators ahead

Mongolia wins on more indicators: 6 of 12 against 4.

  • Safety and trust: Mongolia 1:0
  • Costs and work: Mongolia 1:0
  • Climate and health: Paraguay 2:4
  • Law and institutions: Mongolia 2:0

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Mongolia
Paraguay

Safety and trust

Better: Mongolia (1 : 0)
Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓5.6 per 100,000 residents
202417% lower
✗6.8 per 100,000 residents
202320% higher
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
26%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Mongolia (1 : 0)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$20,798
20253% higher
✗$20,181
20253% lower

Climate and health

Better: Paraguay (2 : 4)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✗72.4 years
20242% lower
✓74.0 years
20242% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗67.9 years
20244% lower
✓71.0 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
tie
77.1 years
2024
77.1 years
2024
Median age at death
higher is better
✗75.6 years
20233% lower
✓77.8 years
20233% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.88%
2024almost equal
98.55%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.66%
2024almost equal
98.37%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗42.7 µg/m³ per year
2023179% higher
✓15.3 µg/m³ per year
202364% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Mongolia (2 : 0)
Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.12 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.63 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.45 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.01 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Mongolia, Paraguay.

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