Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Bahamas, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Bahamas, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 3.8 years less
In Bahamas, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 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 65.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Bahamas, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
make 41.9% less money
Bahamas has a GDP per capita of $30,800 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Bahamas, 9.3% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 52.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Bahamas, approximately 70.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% less likely to have internet access
In Bahamas, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mexico, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.0% more on education
Bahamas spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Bahamas has a total of 3,542 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
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