Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 81.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 30.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 87.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 78.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 48.0% fewer children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 27.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 40.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 71% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Mexico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 68.9% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
be 24.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 26.5% more on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 87.9% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 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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