Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Greece, you would:
Health
live 4.4 years less
In Greece, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
be 16.1% more likely to be obese
In Greece, 24.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Greece, 21.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.4% as of 2017.
pay a 27.1% lower top tax rate
Greece has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 28.4% less money
Greece has a GDP per capita of $27,800 as of 2017, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $19,900 as of 2017.
be 28.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Greece, 36.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mexico, however, that number is 46.2% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Greece, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Mexico, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 11.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Greece, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Greece, approximately 3.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Mexico, on the other hand, 10.7 children do as of 2020.
Geography
see 31.8% less coastline
Greece has a total of 13,676 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, GSIS, Greece.
Mexico: At a glance
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