Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Mauritius, you would:
Health
be 76.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mauritius, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 2.5 years less
In Mauritius, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritius, 10.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 47.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritius, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
be 4.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritius, 10.3% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate
Mauritius has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 45.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritius, approximately 61.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
have 37.4% more children
In Mauritius, there are approximately 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.8% more likely to have internet access
In Mauritius, approximately 65.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mexico, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 12.9% less on healthcare
Mauritius spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 52.7 times more coastline
Mauritius has a total of 177 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Mauritius Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Mexico: At a glance
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