Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Philippines instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 77.9% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Philippines, that number is 6.4% of people as of 2016.
live 2.2 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 70 years (67 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Philippines, that number is 2.4% as of 2022.
be 50.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Philippines, however, that number is 18.1% as of 2021.
make 57.6% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $20,300 as of 2022, while in Philippines, the GDP per capita is $8,600 as of 2022.
Life
have 54.5% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Philippines, there are 22.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 32.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Philippines, 78.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.4% 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 Philippines, on the other hand, 22.2 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 30.3% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Philippines, about 53.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 14.0% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Philippines spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 17.7% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Philippines, that number is 5.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 3.9 times more coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Philippines, that number is 36,289 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Philippines: At a glance
How big is Philippines compared to Mexico? See an in-depth size comparison.