Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Germany, you would:
Health
live 9.2 years less
In Germany, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Germany, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 26.3% lower top tax rate
Germany has a top tax rate of 47.5% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 62.4% less money
Germany has a GDP per capita of $54,000 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Germany, 14.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 60.7% more children
In Germany, there are approximately 8.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 14.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Germany, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Germany, approximately 3.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% less likely to have internet access
In Germany, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on healthcare
Germany spends 12.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Germany has a total of 2,389 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt), Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Mexico: At a glance
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