Quality of Life Comparison


If you lived in Mexico instead of Japan, you would:


live 9.3 years less

In Japan, the average life expectancy is 86 years (83 years for men, 90 years for women) as of 2020. In Mexico, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2020.

be 6.7 times more likely to be obese

In Japan, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Mexico, that number is 28.9% of people as of 2016.


pay a 37.4% lower top tax rate

Japan has a top tax rate of 56.0% as of 2016. In Mexico, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 53.6% less money

Japan has a GDP per capita of $42,900 as of 2017, while in Mexico, the GDP per capita is $19,900 as of 2017.

be 17.2% more likely to be unemployed

In Japan, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Mexico, that number is 3.4% as of 2017.

be 2.9 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Japan, 16.1% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Mexico, however, that number is 46.2% as of 2014.


have 2.4 times more children

In Japan, there are approximately 7.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Mexico, there are 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 6.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Japan, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Mexico, 33.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Japan, approximately 1.9 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Mexico, on the other hand, 10.7 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 22.2% less likely to have internet access

In Japan, approximately 84.6% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Mexico, about 65.8% do as of 2018.


spend 40.0% more on education

Japan spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Mexico spends 4.9% of total GDP on education as of 2016.


see 68.6% less coastline

Japan has a total of 29,751 km of coastline. In Mexico, that number is 9,330 km.

Mexico: At a glance


How big is Mexico compared to Japan? See an in-depth size comparison.

The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP, National Tax Agency Japan.



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