Mexicans Work More, Make Less, Suffer More Insecurity, But Are Happier Than Others CNN Mexico
go to original May 9, 2014

Mexicans work more, earn less, suffer more insecurity and obesity... but they are more satisfied with their lives than people in other countries, according to the results of the Better Life Index, a study recently carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Throughout a given year, each working-age Mexican works an average of 2,226 hours, whereas in other OECD countries (which comprises of 36 industrialized countries) the average was 1,765 hours of work per year.

On top of that, there is the fact that the income of families in Mexico is around $12,850 a year (167,000 Mexican pesos) compared to $23,938 (just over 311,000 pesos) that families of the other countries obtain over one year.

However, neither working more nor earning less appears to make life more difficult for Mexicans, as the majority of them feel fine, according to figures from the OECD Better Life Index.

More than eight in ten Mexicans interviewed claimed to have more positive experiences, such as feelings of peace or satisfaction with their achievements [than negative ones]. This is higher than other countries with high development indices considered in the study, where the average was 76%. Mexicans rated their satisfaction with their life as 8.9 on a scale from 0 to 10, which was 0.8% higher than the average for other countries.

For the study, the OECD interviewed people from 36 countries, including Mexico, the United States, Japan, Chile, Brazil, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Russia and Switzerland.

Read the rest at Mexico Voices

Translated by Stuart Taylor

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