Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 0.8 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (73 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2024.
be 19.3% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Brazil, that number is 30.1% of people as of 2024.
see 51.3% more spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Brazil spends $2,070 as of 2023.
Economy
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Brazil, that number is 6.0% as of 2025.
make 22.9% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $10,713 as of 2025.
Life
be 59.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
have 21.5% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Brazil, there are 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.4% more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Brazil spends 5.6% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 76.9% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 9.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 19.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
Safety
be 22.4% less likely to be murdered
Mexico has a homicide rate of 24.9 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Brazil, that number is 19.3 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 25.4% more likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Mexico, 39% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 48% as of 2021.
be 30.8% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Brazil, they kill 15.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 10.8% more home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Brazil has 24.1 as of 2024.
live with 96.7% less strain on fresh water
Mexico withdraws 45% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Brazil withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 15.4% more electricity
Mexico uses 2,658 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Brazil uses 3,068 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Mexico, air pollution causes 30.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Brazil, it causes 23.0 as of 2019.
emit 36.3% less CO2
Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Brazil emits 2.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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