Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Argentina, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years less
In Argentina, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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.
Economy
be 52.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Argentina, 6.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 31.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Argentina, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 26.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Argentina, approximately 9.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.6% less likely to have internet access
In Argentina, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Argentina spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 38.0% less on healthcare
Argentina spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 87.0% more coastline
Argentina has a total of 4,989 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Argentina? See an in-depth size comparison.