Quality of life comparison

live 14.0 years longer

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 78.9% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 5.7 times more money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $127,500 as of 2023.

pay a 37.1% lower top tax rate

Mexico has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Singapore, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.

be 23.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Singapore, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 88.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Singapore, 7.0 women do as of 2020.

be 86.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 38.5% fewer children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Singapore, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 19.7% more likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Singapore, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

spend 34.9% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Singapore spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

see 97.9% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.