Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
have 15.7% more doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
live 2.2 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
be 29.9% more likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
see 22.7% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mexico spends $1,368 as of 2023.
be 2.6 times more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mexico, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Mexico, however, that number is 29.6% as of 2024.
make 25.3% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
Life
have 40.5% more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 15.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Mexico, 42.0 women do as of 2023.
be 51.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Mexico, on the other hand, 12.1 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 31.0% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Mexico spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 28.5% more on healthcare
Turkey spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 29.6% more coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 7.7 times more likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 37.3% less likely to feel safe walking alone at night
In Turkey, 61% of people feel safe walking alone at night as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 39% as of 2022.
be 84.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 28.8% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Mexico uses 2,658 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
emit 32.3% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mexico emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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