Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Israel, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years less
In Israel, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 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 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Israel, 26.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 17.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Israel, 3.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
pay a 30.0% lower top tax rate
Israel has a top tax rate of 50.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 53.6% less money
Israel has a GDP per capita of $48,300 as of 2023, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
be 65.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Israel, 22.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 19.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Israel, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Israel, approximately 3.6 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 25.1% fewer children
In Israel, there are approximately 19.1 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 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Israel, approximately 90.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 39.4% less on education
Israel spends 7.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 25.3% less on healthcare
Israel spends 8.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 34.2 times more coastline
Israel has a total of 273 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, Israel Ministry of Finance Tax Authority.
Mexico: At a glance
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