Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Marshall Islands instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 8.2 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2024.
be 12.3% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
see 36.1% less spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Marshall Islands spends $874 as of 2023.
have 21.3% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Marshall Islands scores 59 as of 2021.
Economy
make 38.9% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Marshall Islands, the GDP per capita is $8,489 as of 2025.
Life
have 29.9% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.7 times 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 Marshall Islands, 155.0 women do as of 2023.
be 87.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, on the other hand, 22.7 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 83.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, about 65.9% do as of 2024.
be 12.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Marshall Islands, that number is 87% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 89.7% more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Marshall Islands spends 7.7% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Marshall Islands, that number is 13.4% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 96.0% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Marshall Islands, that number is 370 km.
Infrastructure
find 89.2% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Marshall Islands has 2.4 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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