Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 52.9% more likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.5% more money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 30.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
be 5.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
pay a 94.4% higher top tax rate
Moldova has a top tax rate of 18.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 33.0% more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 73.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 29.5% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 15.6% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, State tax Service.
Mexico: At a glance
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