Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Mexico instead of Australia, you would:
Economy
be 32.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In New Mexico, however, that number is 17.7% as of 2023.
make 14.0% less money
Australia has a GDP per capita of $65,130 as of 2025, while in New Mexico, the GDP per capita is $56,008 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Australia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Mexico, about 84.5% do as of 2023.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Bank (2024–2025), The World Factbook (2020), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
