Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 12.2 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 0.3% as of 2017.
make 93.3% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Niger, the GDP per capita is $1,200 as of 2020.
Life
have 3.5 times more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 15.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Niger, 509.0 women do as of 2017.
be 63.1% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
be 5.6 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 Niger, on the other hand, 66.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 86.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Niger, 14% of the population do as of 2019.
be 86.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
be 31.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
How big is Niger compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.