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Mongolia vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mongolia has a population of 3.52M (ranked 132/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Mongolia's land area is 601,740 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 18th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Mongolia ranks 121/197 ($23.6B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Mongolia ranks 107/197 ($6,691), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Mongolia South Korea
Population
3599274
51700480
Population rank 132/197 31/197
GDP
$23.6B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 121/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$6,691
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 107/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,098
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$10.5B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.6%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,969
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 101/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,196
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
601,740 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
5.86 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.7
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
27.8 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Mongolia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Mongolia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Mongolia

South Korea
Year GDP
Mongolia South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 $2,101,394,100 $65,398,377,598
1981 $2,310,099,100 $72,933,533,012
1982 $2,552,401,933 $78,358,416,171
1983 $2,725,736,633 $87,760,553,262
1984 $2,098,734,600 $97,510,744,119
1985 $2,186,505,475 $101,296,177,099
1986 $2,896,178,867 $116,836,246,285
1987 $3,020,611,600 $147,948,709,376
1988 $3,204,461,567 $199,591,287,825
1989 $3,576,966,800 $246,928,837,311
1990 $2,560,785,660 $283,365,844,161
1991 $2,379,018,326 $330,647,042,837
1992 $1,317,611,864 $355,524,903,068
1993 $768,401,634 $392,665,710,525
1994 $925,817,092 $463,619,823,515
1995 $1,452,165,005 $566,581,003,128
1996 $1,345,719,472 $610,167,053,824
1997 $1,180,934,203 $569,755,022,973
1998 $1,124,440,205 $383,331,833,682
1999 $1,057,408,589 $497,514,040,642
2000 $1,136,896,124 $576,179,387,820
2001 $1,267,997,934 $547,656,279,895
2002 $1,396,555,720 $627,246,933,730
2003 $1,595,297,356 $702,714,855,194
2004 $1,992,066,808 $793,175,561,887
2005 $2,523,471,601 $934,901,071,333
2006 $3,414,055,662 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $4,234,999,704 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $5,623,216,608 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $4,583,850,368 $943,941,876,219
2010 $7,189,481,999 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $10,409,797,378 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $12,292,770,632 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $12,582,122,604 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $12,226,514,668 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $11,619,892,591 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $11,181,350,649 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $11,480,847,741 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $13,178,094,720 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $14,206,359,018 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $13,312,981,429 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $15,286,441,738 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $17,146,471,714 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $20,325,121,394 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $23,586,055,802 -

Mongolia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Mongolia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Mongolia South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 $1,235 $1,715
1981 $1,325 $1,883
1982 $1,430 $1,993
1983 $1,490 $2,199
1984 $1,120 $2,413
1985 $1,138 $2,482
1986 $1,469 $2,835
1987 $1,493 $3,555
1988 $1,543 $4,749
1989 $1,684 $5,817
1990 $1,220 $6,610
1991 $1,099 $7,637
1992 $608 $8,127
1993 $355 $8,885
1994 $423 $10,385
1995 $653 $12,565
1996 $596 $13,403
1997 $515 $12,398
1998 $484 $8,282
1999 $449 $10,672
2000 $476 $12,257
2001 $524 $11,561
2002 $570 $13,165
2003 $643 $14,673
2004 $794 $16,496
2005 $995 $19,403
2006 $1,330 $21,743
2007 $1,628 $24,086
2008 $2,127 $21,350
2009 $1,703 $19,144
2010 $2,625 $23,079
2011 $3,736 $25,098
2012 $4,329 $25,459
2013 $4,340 $27,180
2014 $4,126 $29,253
2015 $3,839 $28,737
2016 $3,620 $29,280
2017 $3,646 $31,601
2018 $4,108 $33,447
2019 $4,348 $31,902
2020 $4,001 $31,721
2021 $4,518 $35,126
2022 $4,994 $32,395
2023 $5,839 $33,121
2024 $6,691 -

Mongolia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mongolia

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Mongolia South Korea
1950 38.6 22.2
1951 39.1 26.6
1952 39.4 36.6
1953 39.8 40.5
1954 40.2 46.1
1955 40.7 48.4
1956 41.4 50.2
1957 40.4 51.6
1958 42.8 51.8
1959 43.7 52.9
1960 44.5 53.8
1961 45.4 54.4
1962 46.3 55
1963 47.1 55
1964 47.9 55.3
1965 48.7 55.8
1966 49.4 55.4
1967 50.1 60.9
1968 50.8 60.9
1969 51.4 61.4
1970 52 62.2
1971 52.6 62.7
1972 53.1 63.2
1973 53.6 63.8
1974 54 64.2
1975 54.3 64.7
1976 54.6 65
1977 54.8 64.6
1978 54.9 65
1979 55.1 66.1
1980 55.2 64.8
1981 55.4 67.1
1982 55.6 67.1
1983 55.9 66.7
1984 56.1 68.1
1985 56.4 68.4
1986 56.8 69
1987 57.1 69.3
1988 57.5 70.2
1989 58.1 70.7
1990 58.8 71
1991 59.8 71.4
1992 60.4 72.2
1993 60.8 72.7
1994 60.9 72.9
1995 60.9 73.4
1996 61 74
1997 61.4 74.5
1998 62.1 75
1999 62.8 75.6
2000 63.5 76.2
2001 63.8 76.9
2002 64 77.2
2003 64.1 77.5
2004 64.3 78
2005 64.8 78.4
2006 65.6 79
2007 66.5 79.4
2008 67.1 80
2009 67.2 80.6
2010 67.1 80.7
2011 67.2 81.2
2012 67.6 81.3
2013 68.2 81.8
2014 68.7 82.4
2015 69.2 82.5
2016 69.7 82.9
2017 70.2 83.3
2018 70.6 83.3
2019 70.7 83.7
2020 70 83.7
2021 68.6 83.9
2022 71.5 82.7
2023 71.7 84.3
2024 72 84.4
2025 72.2 84.5

Mongolia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Mongolia

South Korea
Year Population
Mongolia South Korea
1960 977,595 25,012,374
1961 1,009,284 25,765,673
1962 1,041,444 26,513,030
1963 1,071,362 27,261,747
1964 1,100,234 27,984,155
1965 1,131,177 28,704,674
1966 1,163,754 29,435,571
1967 1,196,996 30,130,983
1968 1,229,930 30,838,302
1969 1,262,284 31,544,266
1970 1,295,272 32,240,827
1971 1,330,071 32,882,704
1972 1,366,821 33,505,406
1973 1,405,502 34,103,149
1974 1,446,050 34,692,266
1975 1,488,296 35,280,725
1976 1,531,945 35,848,523
1977 1,576,245 36,411,795
1978 1,619,468 36,969,185
1979 1,660,659 37,534,236
1980 1,701,335 38,123,775
1981 1,742,857 38,723,248
1982 1,785,364 39,326,352
1983 1,829,092 39,910,403
1984 1,874,349 40,405,956
1985 1,921,514 40,805,744
1986 1,970,965 41,213,674
1987 2,022,800 41,621,690
1988 2,076,322 42,031,247
1989 2,124,185 42,449,038
1990 2,098,710 42,869,283
1991 2,165,342 43,295,704
1992 2,167,790 43,747,962
1993 2,165,130 44,194,628
1994 2,189,395 44,641,540
1995 2,224,945 45,092,991
1996 2,259,507 45,524,681
1997 2,291,750 45,953,580
1998 2,323,809 46,286,503
1999 2,356,813 46,616,677
2000 2,388,299 47,008,111
2001 2,417,751 47,370,164
2002 2,449,027 47,644,736
2003 2,480,374 47,892,330
2004 2,508,412 48,082,519
2005 2,536,407 48,184,561
2006 2,567,168 48,438,292
2007 2,601,850 48,683,638
2008 2,643,201 49,054,708
2009 2,691,115 49,307,835
2010 2,738,622 49,554,112
2011 2,786,317 49,936,638
2012 2,839,705 50,199,853
2013 2,899,011 50,428,893
2014 2,963,113 50,746,659
2015 3,026,864 51,014,947
2016 3,088,856 51,217,803
2017 3,148,917 51,361,911
2018 3,208,189 51,585,058
2019 3,267,673 51,764,822
2020 3,327,204 51,836,239
2021 3,383,741 51,769,539
2022 3,433,748 51,672,569
2023 3,481,145 51,712,619
2024 3,524,788 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Mongolia and South Korea

Fertility rate
Mongolia

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Mongolia South Korea
1960 6.82 5.99
1961 6.96 5.8
1962 7.1 5.56
1963 7.24 5.33
1964 7.33 5.07
1965 7.38 4.89
1966 7.41 4.78
1967 7.39 4.62
1968 7.37 4.51
1969 7.34 4.45
1970 7.31 4.53
1971 7.3 4.54
1972 7.28 4.12
1973 7.24 4.07
1974 7.17 3.77
1975 7.07 3.43
1976 6.93 3
1977 6.79 2.99
1978 6.62 2.64
1979 6.42 2.9
1980 6.21 2.82
1981 5.98 2.57
1982 5.8 2.39
1983 5.63 2.06
1984 5.45 1.74
1985 5.26 1.66
1986 5.03 1.58
1987 4.83 1.53
1988 4.65 1.55
1989 4.42 1.56
1990 4.5 1.57
1991 4 1.71
1992 3.5 1.76
1993 2.5 1.65
1994 2.7 1.66
1995 2.77 1.63
1996 2.5 1.57
1997 2.4 1.54
1998 2.3 1.46
1999 2.3 1.43
2000 2.2 1.48
2001 2.2 1.31
2002 2.1 1.18
2003 2 1.19
2004 2 1.16
2005 2 1.09
2006 2.1 1.13
2007 2.3 1.26
2008 2.6 1.19
2009 2.8 1.15
2010 2.4 1.23
2011 2.6 1.24
2012 2.7 1.3
2013 3 1.19
2014 3.1 1.21
2015 3 1.24
2016 3 1.17
2017 2.8 1.05
2018 2.9 0.98
2019 3 0.92
2020 2.9 0.84
2021 2.8 0.81
2022 2.7 0.78
2023 2.7 0.72

Mongolia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Mongolia

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Mongolia South Korea
1960 22.8 19.3
1961 22.5 19.2
1962 22.2 19.1
1963 21.7 19
1964 21 18.8
1965 20.3 18.6
1966 19.6 18.5
1967 19 18.6
1968 18.4 18.7
1969 18 18.8
1970 17.7 18.9
1971 17.5 19
1972 17.3 19.1
1973 17.2 19.3
1974 17.2 19.6
1975 17.2 19.9
1976 17.2 20.2
1977 17.3 20.7
1978 17.4 21.1
1979 17.5 21.6
1980 17.7 22.1
1981 17.9 22.5
1982 18 22.8
1983 18.2 23.3
1984 18.4 23.7
1985 18.5 24.2
1986 18.6 24.8
1987 18.7 25.3
1988 18.7 25.8
1989 18.8 26.3
1990 19 26.7
1991 19.1 27.2
1992 19.3 27.8
1993 19.5 28.3
1994 19.8 28.9
1995 20 29.4
1996 20.4 29.8
1997 20.7 30.2
1998 21 30.7
1999 21.4 31.2
2000 21.8 31.7
2001 22.2 32.3
2002 22.6 32.8
2003 23 33.4
2004 23.4 33.9
2005 23.8 34.5
2006 24.2 35.2
2007 24.5 35.8
2008 24.8 36.4
2009 25.1 37
2010 25.4 37.6
2011 25.8 38.2
2012 26.1 38.8
2013 26.3 39.5
2014 26.5 40.2
2015 26.7 40.8
2016 26.9 41.4
2017 27 41.9
2018 27.1 42.5
2019 27.2 43.1
2020 27.3 43.8
2021 27.4 44.4
2022 27.6 44.9
2023 27.7 45.5
2024 27.8 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mongolia South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$18.9B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
36.6%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.66%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.6%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
18,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.95%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.18%
2023
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
38.1%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
62.6
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2022
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2022
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.51B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$528M
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
66,900
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.64%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Mongolia South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,891 kg
2022
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.68
2022
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.1 megatons
2023
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.08 tons
2023
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
94.7%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
3%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.01%
2022
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-226.4%
2022
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
2,546 kWh
2022
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
10.9%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.81%
2022
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mongolia South Korea
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
+83
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.6 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
47.6
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
42
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
5.92
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
77
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2023
98.8%
2018
English speaking
1%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
83%
2023
97.9%
2024

Health

Mongolia South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$448
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$174.6
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
72.2 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
24.5%
2022
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.87
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
41
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.6
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
24
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.5%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.68 liters
2020
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mongolia South Korea
% of world land
1.05%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
170,717 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
414,933 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
54,709 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
70,339 mi
2017
68,794 mi
2018

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