Quality of life comparison
If you lived in France instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 10.3 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in France, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2020.
be 67.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In France, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2018.
be 2.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In France, that number is 8.1% as of 2019.
pay a 43.4% higher top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2017.
be 73.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.
have 13.9% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In France, there are 11.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.1% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In France, about 85.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 25.6% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. France spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In France, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 48.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
France: At a glance
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