Mongolia or Venezuela: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Winner
Mongolia
8
indicators ahead
Venezuela
Venezuela, RB
4
indicators ahead

Mongolia wins on more indicators: 8 of 12 against 4.

  • Safety and trust: Mongolia 3:0
  • Climate and health: Venezuela 3:4
  • 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
Venezuela

Safety and trust

Better: Mongolia (3 : 0)
Organized violence
lower is better
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✗0.23 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✓5.6 per 100,000 residents
202455% lower
✗12.7 per 100,000 residents
2022124% higher
Trust between people
higher is better
✓26%
202283% higher
✗14%
202245% lower

Costs and work

no winner
GDP per capita
observation is outdated
periods differ
$20,798
2025
$21,283
2011

Climate and health

Better: Venezuela (3 : 4)
Life expectancy
higher is better
72.4 years
2024almost equal
✓72.7 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗67.9 years
20241% lower
✓68.9 years
20241% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓77.1 years
2024almost equal
76.7 years
2024almost equal
Median age at death
higher is better
✗75.6 years
20234% lower
✓78.4 years
20234% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.88%
20241% higher
✗97.88%
20241% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.66%
20241% higher
✗97.58%
20241% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗42.7 µg/m³ per year
2023122% higher
✓19.2 µg/m³ per year
202355% 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
✗-2.20 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
✗-1.55 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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, Venezuela.

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