Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Brazil, you would:
Health
live 3.6 years less
In Brazil, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 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 30.8% more likely to be obese
In Brazil, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 34.4% more money
Brazil has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 64.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Brazil, 9.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 8.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Brazil, 4.2% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
pay a 27.3% higher top tax rate
Brazil has a top tax rate of 27.5% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 18.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Brazil, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Brazil, approximately 13.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 28.3% less on education
Brazil spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 39.8% less on healthcare
Brazil spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.5% more coastline
Brazil has a total of 7,491 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Secretaria da Receita Federal do Brasil, The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Brazil? See an in-depth size comparison.