Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 96.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.
live 5.8 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 68.0% more likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $9,800 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
be 83.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Mexico, however, that number is 36.3% as of 2022.
Life
be 72.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
be 59.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 41.2% fewer children
In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 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 81.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 55% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Mexico, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 43.4% more likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 55.2% less on education
Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.3% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.9 times more coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 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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