Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Mexico instead of Dominica, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years longer

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 71 years (68 years for men, 75 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 41.3% more spent on your healthcare

Dominica spends $968 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.

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have 53.1% more access to essential health services

Dominica scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mexico scores 75 as of 2021.

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be 15.1% more likely to be obese

In Dominica, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 26.4% more money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $10,989 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.

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Life

be 63.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 33.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mexico, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2024.

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have 40.8% more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 16.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominica, approximately 36.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 24.7% less on education

Dominica spends 5.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Mexico spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.

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Geography

see 63.0 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.

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Infrastructure

live with 4.5 times more strain on fresh water

Dominica withdraws 10% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 2.9 times more CO2

Dominica emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Compare further: Dominica vs. Mexico

Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Mexico is 7.1% more expensive than Dominica overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
Dominica is about 2,616 times smaller than Mexico.
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Moving from Dominica to Mexico · OECD 2023
2 people moved from Dominica to Mexico.
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Mexico: At a glance

Mexico is a sovereign country in North America, with a total land area of approximately 1,943,945 sq km. The site of several advanced Amerindian civilizations - including the Olmec, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Zapotec, Maya, and Aztec - Mexico was conquered and colonized by Spain in the early 16th century. Administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain for three centuries, it achieved its independence early in the 19th century. The global financial crisis beginning in late 2008 caused a massive economic downturn the following year, although growth returned quickly in 2010. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely indigenous population in the impoverished southern states. The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON, but Enrique PENA NIETO regained the presidency for the PRI in 2012. Since 2007, Mexico's powerful drug-trafficking organizations have engaged in bloody feuding, resulting in tens of thousands of drug-related homicides.
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