Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Ukraine, you would:
Health
be 67.2% less likely to die by suicide
Ukraine has a suicide rate of 21.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, it is 7.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 63.8% more likely to be obese
In Ukraine, 22.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mexico, that number is 37.4% of people as of 2024.
have 26.7% fewer doctors per person
Ukraine has 35.3 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Mexico has 25.9 as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Ukraine has a GDP per capita of $5,866 as of 2025, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $13,889 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.8 times more children
In Ukraine, there are approximately 5.5 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 Ukraine, 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 59.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ukraine, approximately 7.6 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 21.0% less on education
Ukraine spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mexico spends 4.1% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 32.9% less on healthcare
Ukraine spends 8.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2021. In Mexico, that number is 5.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 3.4 times more coastline
Ukraine has a total of 2,782 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
Safety
be 6.6 times more likely to be murdered
Ukraine has a homicide rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mexico, that number is 24.9 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.3% more likely to die in a road accident
In Ukraine, road accidents kill 10.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mexico, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 7.1 times more strain on fresh water
Ukraine withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mexico withdraws 45% as of 2022.
Environment
be 54.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Ukraine, air pollution causes 66.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mexico, it causes 30.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.3% more CO2
Ukraine emits 3.1 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 (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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