Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Italy, you would:
Health
live 8.7 years less
In Italy, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Italy, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
see 72.6% less spent on your healthcare
Italy spends $4,993 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.
have 38.2% fewer doctors per person
Italy has 41.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
have 10.7% less access to essential health services
Italy scores 84 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Mexico scores 75 as of 2021.
Economy
be 58.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Italy, 6.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mexico, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 47.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Italy, 20.1% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mexico, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2024.
make 67.9% less money
Italy has a GDP per capita of $43,309 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Italy, there are approximately 6.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 7.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Italy, approximately 6.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 5.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Italy, approximately 2.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 34.8% less on healthcare
Italy spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 22.8% more coastline
Italy has a total of 7,600 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 43.6 times more likely to be murdered
Italy has a homicide rate of 0.6 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 2.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Italy, road accidents kill 5.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 31.6% less home broadband
Italy has 31.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Mexico has 21.7 as of 2024.
live with 51.0% more strain on fresh water
Italy withdraws 30% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.
use 48.3% less electricity
Italy uses 5,137 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Mexico uses 2,658 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 28.3% less CO2
Italy emits 5.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Italy, air pollution causes 15.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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