Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Poland, you would:
Health
live 6.4 years less
In Poland, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Poland, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 46.2% less money
Poland has a GDP per capita of $37,700 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 12.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Poland, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Poland, 11.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
have 70.2% more children
In Poland, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Poland, approximately 2.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Poland, approximately 4.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Mexico, on the other hand, 11.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 10.6% less likely to have internet access
In Poland, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 17.3% less on education
Poland spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 21.2 times more coastline
Poland has a total of 440 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
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