Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Palau instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 91.3% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 51.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.
be 40.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 41.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.
Life
have 15.0% fewer children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Palau, there are 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Palau, about 36.0% do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 2.8 times more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Palau, that number is 15.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Palau: At a glance
How big is Palau compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.