Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 7.2 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 33.2% more likely to be obese
In Albania, 21.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.6% more money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 40.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Albania, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
pay a 52.2% higher top tax rate
Albania has a top tax rate of 23.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% more on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 25.8 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Albanian Taxation Office.
Mexico: At a glance
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