Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
Economy
be 31.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
be 99.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate
Dominican Republic has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 65.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 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.
have 24.8% fewer children
In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Direccion General de Impuestos Internos.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Dominican Republic? See an in-depth size comparison.