Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mexico instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
Health
be 18.4% less likely to be obese
In Saudi Arabia, 35.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.
live 4.3 years less
In Saudi Arabia, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Mexico, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 42.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Saudi Arabia, 4.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mexico, that number is 2.8% as of 2023.
make 54.8% less money
Saudi Arabia has a GDP per capita of $49,600 as of 2023, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $22,400 as of 2023.
Life
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 16.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Mexico, 59.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have internet access
In Saudi Arabia, approximately 100.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mexico, about 76.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 44.9% less on education
Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Mexico spends 4.3% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
Geography
see 3.5 times more coastline
Saudi Arabia has a total of 2,640 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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