Mongolia vs Russia
Mongolia vs Russia: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 8.6% a year in Mongolia and 8.7% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Russia, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Mongolia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Mongolia.
- In 2025, Mongolia ranked 23 and Russia ranked 22 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mongolia at 6.7% a year and Russia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 8.4 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 15.1 | 13.8 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 15.5 |
| 2014 | 12.9 | 7.8 |
| 2013 | 10.6 | 6.8 |
| 2012 | 13.9 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| 2009 | 7.6 | 11.7 |
| 2008 | 28 | 14.1 |
| 2007 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4.4 | 9.7 |
| 2005 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 10.9 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 13.7 |
| 2002 | 0.9 | 15.8 |
| 2001 | 6.4 | 21.5 |
| 2000 | 11.3 | 20.8 |
| 1999 | 7.6 | 85.8 |
| 1998 | 9.5 | 27.7 |
| 1997 | 30 | 14.8 |
| 1996 | 46.8 | 47.8 |
| 1995 | 0.2 | 197.3 |
| 1994 | 193.4 | 307.5 |
| 1993 | 268.4 | 874.3 |
| 1992 | 202.9 | 1,569 |
| 1991 | 120.2 | 135.6 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
| 2027 | 10.7 | 4.8 |
| 2028 | 8.2 | 4 |
| 2029 | 7.4 | 4 |
| 2030 | 6.9 | 4 |
| 2031 | 6.7 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mongolia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyMongolia: 71.7 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMongolia: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMongolia: 10.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMongolia: 39.3% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionMongolia: 3.53% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateMongolia: 15.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMongolia: 3.43 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthMongolia: 1.3% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMongolia: 2.69 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMongolia: 71.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageMongolia: 26.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMongolia: 4.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMongolia: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMongolia: 0.88% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMongolia: $214M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personMongolia: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMongolia: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMongolia: 18,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerMongolia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMongolia: 1.27% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMongolia: 3 million TIV in 2022Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025