In which country would you live the longest: the U.S., Canada, Mexico, or Germany?
If you lived in Canada instead of the U.S., you would:
- Live 3.05 years longer
- Spend 45.33% less on health care
- Have 18.73% less chance of dying in infancy
- Have 8.6% chance more of being unemployed
- Be 33.33% less like to have HIV/AIDS
What about a comparison with the United States’ southern neighbor, Mexico? You would:
- Die 1.98 years sooner
- Spend 88.42% less on health care
- Have 2.9 times greater chance of dying in infancy
- Have 39.8% more chance of being unemployed
- Be 50% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
What about Germany?
- Live 1.17 years longer
- Spend 48.43% less money on health care
- Have 35.67% less chance of dying in infancy
- Have 11.83% more chance of being unemployed
- Be 83.33% less likely to have HIV/AIDS
Interested in a comparison with France? Luxembourg? Australia? Check out this nifty website: If It Were My Home. You can also compare countries other than the U.S. with other countries on the website.
