Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 86.5% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 7.0 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020. In India, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
be 52.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 46.2% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 63.8% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $19,900 as of 2017, while in India, the GDP per capita is $7,200 as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.0% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.4% as of 2018. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 10.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In India, on the other hand, 35.4 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 15.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In India, 84% of the population do as of 2017.
be 47.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 65.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In India, about 34.5% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 22.4% less on education
Mexico spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. India spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2013.
Geography
see 25.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.