Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
see 22.1% more spent on your healthcare
Mexico spends $1,368 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
live 8.0 years less
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 74.2% more likely to be obese
In Mexico, 37.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
have 48.0% fewer doctors per person
Mexico has 25.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
have 30.7% less access to essential health services
Mexico scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Tuvalu scores 52 as of 2021.
Economy
make 56.5% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $13,889 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
have 42.1% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 42.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 36.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.2 times more on education
Mexico spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 99.7% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
Safety
be 49.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Mexico, road accidents kill 12.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 79.2% less home broadband
Mexico has 21.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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