Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Iceland, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years less
In Iceland, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 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 32.0% more likely to be obese
In Iceland, 21.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 24.4% lower top tax rate
Iceland has a top tax rate of 46.3% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 65.8% less money
Iceland has a GDP per capita of $52,300 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 4.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iceland, 8.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
Life
be 8.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iceland, approximately 4.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
be 7.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iceland, approximately 1.6 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 27.3% less likely to have internet access
In Iceland, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mexico, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 43.4% less on education
Iceland spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 37.2% less on healthcare
Iceland spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 87.7% more coastline
Iceland has a total of 4,970 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, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Iceland? See an in-depth size comparison.