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NAFTA Country Comparison Statistical Data Set  NAFTA Country Comparison Statistical Data Set While researching statistical information for a white paper I’m currently working on, I realized two things. The first is that there is a tremendous amount of information out there but it is difficult to compile into a dataset that allows me to analyze trends and create comparisons between the three NAFTA partners. The second is that although I intuitively knew that generally there is not much difference between Mexico and the other two partners; the general public has a misperception that Mexico lags significantly behind Canada and the United States in terms of support and resources for its population. More importantly, national governmental institutions continue to adequately and effectively respond to the needs of the country. Mexican institutions have been under a tremendous amount of pressure to deal with four major issues this year; the Drug War, the global recession, the April 27, 2009 Earthquake in Mexico City and the N1H1 (Swine Flu) outbreak. As a Mexican, I am proud of how our national institutions and my paisanos have dealt and coped with these significant national issues. I hope some of the following statistics begin to dispel the distorted perception some people have of Mexico, especially when compared to the other three NAFTA partners; Canada and the United States. In order to allow for “apple to apple” comparison I have converted monetary figures to US dollars and created comparisons based on percentage of GDP. Population Indicators Population 2008-2009: Life expectancy at Birth in 2005 Adult literacy Rate: Public expenditure on education in 2002-2005 (% of GDP): Public expenditure on education as a percent of total government expenditure 2002-2005: Public expenditure on health in 2004 (% of GDP): Private expenditure on health in 2004 (% of GDP): Population aged 65 and older (% of population in 2005) Economic Indicators Gross Domestic Product as of 2008 (In millions of USD) México: $1,088,128 Country rank: 13th Unemployment Rate Official Minimum Wage United States: Range is: $6.55USD to $9.92USD (Santa Fe, NM) Canada: Range is $6.81USD to $8.52USD ($8.00 to $10.00 Canadian dollars per hour) Military Expenditure 2007/2008 as a percent of GDP: México: 0.4% Active Service Military Personnel: Reserve Military Personnel: Paramilitary (Police special forces & irregulars): Total military manpower (Sum of all above): Percent of population under military control: Sources: United States: Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional, US Department of Defense; Canadian National Defense Deployed Forces (Forces actively engaged in operations intra-country and internationally) As of: April 2009: These are approximate numbers because of force redeployments and duty station rotations. This figure does not include naval personnel on patrol. Voter Participation: Source: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (Average over a period of years to include local and national elections. National elections tend to have a higher return for all three countries.) Last updated: 14may2009
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