Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
Health
live 4.8 years less
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 26.2% more likely to be obese
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 22.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Mexico, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.
make 29.5% less money
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $28,800 as of 2022, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $20,300 as of 2022.
Life
have 21.2% more children
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mexico, there are 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 42.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 8.3 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.
Expenditures
spend 72.0% more on education
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 14.8% more on healthcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 6.2% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.1 times more coastline
Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 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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