Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Russia, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Russia, 1.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
be 25.1% more likely to be obese
In Russia, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Russia, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Mexico, that number is 3.5% as of 2019.
make 32.5% less money
Russia has a GDP per capita of $26,500 as of 2020, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $17,900 as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Russia, 12.6% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Mexico, however, that number is 41.9% as of 2018.
pay a 2.7 times higher top tax rate
Russia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 43.4% more children
In Russia, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Mexico, there are 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 94.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Russia, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.
be 84.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Russia, approximately 6.4 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 15.3% less likely to have internet access
In Russia, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Mexico, about 72.0% do as of 2020.
Geography
see 75.2% less coastline
Russia has a total of 37,653 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Federal Tax Service of Russia, The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP.
Mexico: At a glance
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