Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
Health
see 37.8% more spent on your healthcare
Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.
have 13.6% more access to essential health services
Azerbaijan scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mexico scores 75 as of 2021.
be 35.6% more likely to be obese
In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
have 18.7% fewer doctors per person
Azerbaijan has 31.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to die by suicide
Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 51.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Azerbaijan, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mexico, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
make 87.4% more money
Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $7,411 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
Life
have 54.6% more children
In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 10.9% more on education
Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mexico spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Azerbaijan spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 30.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 11.5 times more likely to be murdered
Azerbaijan has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
live with 21.9% less strain on fresh water
Azerbaijan withdraws 58% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.
use 12.3% more electricity
Azerbaijan uses 2,367 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mexico uses 2,658 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 73.7% less likely to die from air pollution
In Azerbaijan, air pollution causes 114.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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