Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 11.3 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 24.2% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.7 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $55,600 as of 2022.
be 75.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Iceland, however, that number is 8.8% as of 2017.
be 16.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Iceland, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.
pay a 32.3% higher top tax rate
Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Iceland, the top tax rate is 46.3% as of 2016.
Life
be 94.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Iceland, 3.0 women do as of 2020.
be 86.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Iceland, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.
have 11.9% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Iceland, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Iceland, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 79.1% more on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Iceland spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 54.8% more on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Directorate of Internal Revenue.
Iceland: At a glance
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