Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Montana instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 14.9% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Montana, that number is 31.8% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 61.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 29.6% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Montana, however, that number is 11.4% as of 2023.
make 3.8 times more money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Montana, the GDP per capita is $52,945 as of 2024.
be 38.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Montana, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
