Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Philippines, you would:
Health
live 6.7 years longer
In Philippines, the average life expectancy is 70 years (66 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Philippines, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Philippines has a GDP per capita of $8,400 as of 2017, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $19,900 as of 2017.
be 40.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Philippines, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.4% as of 2017.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Philippines, 21.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Mexico, however, that number is 46.2% as of 2014.
Life
be 72.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Philippines, approximately 121.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
be 46.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Philippines, approximately 20.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Mexico, on the other hand, 10.7 children do as of 2020.
have 23.1% fewer children
In Philippines, there are approximately 22.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Mexico, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 13.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Philippines, approximately 88% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Mexico, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
Expenditures
spend 81.5% more on education
Philippines spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Mexico spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 74.3% less coastline
Philippines has a total of 36,289 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mexico: At a glance
How big is Mexico compared to Philippines? See an in-depth size comparison.