Australia vs Mexico: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Australia

6.92

in 2025

Mexico

6.97

in 2025

Australia rank

15th

Mexico rank

12th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Australia
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.97 against 6.92 in Australia, a difference of 0.056.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Australia ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 12th of 157 countries.

Individual pages

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Australia
Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita in Mexico
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.