Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Austria, you would:
Health
live 10.0 years less
In Austria, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 85 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 43.8% more likely to be obese
In Austria, 20.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 34.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Austria, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
pay a 36.4% lower top tax rate
Austria has a top tax rate of 55.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 63.7% less money
Austria has a GDP per capita of $55,900 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Austria, 14.8% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 53.8% more children
In Austria, there are approximately 9.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 11.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Austria, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Austria, approximately 3.2 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 18.3% less likely to have internet access
In Austria, approximately 93.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 15.7% less on education
Austria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 46.1% less on healthcare
Austria spends 11.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Federal Ministry of Finance.
Mexico: At a glance
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