Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 85.8% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 44.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Nepal, however, that number is 20.3% as of 2022.
make 77.3% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,000 as of 2024, while in Nepal, the GDP per capita is $5,000 as of 2024.
be 3.9 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2024. In Nepal, that number is 10.8% as of 2024.
Life
have 13.1% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Nepal, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Nepal, 142.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.1% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2020. In Nepal, it is 71.2% as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.9% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Nepal, about 56.0% do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 16.1% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.