Quality of life comparison

live 2.3 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Palau, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 91.3% more likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Palau, that number is 55.3% of people as of 2016.

be 39.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Palau, that number is 1.7% as of 2015.

be 31.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Mexico, 36.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Palau, however, that number is 24.9% as of 2006.

make 29.5% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Palau, the GDP per capita is $15,800 as of 2023.

have 18.9% fewer children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Palau, there are 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 51.1% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Palau, about 37.2% do as of 2021.

spend 58.1% more on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Palau spends 6.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 3.0 times more on healthcare

Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Palau, that number is 18.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.7% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Palau, that number is 1,519 km.