ARGENTINAMexico
| Country Area (thousands sq. kilometers) |
1.964.4 |
| Population (in millions) | 104 |
| GDP (U$ billions) | 839.2 |
| GNI per capita (Atlas method, U$S) | 7,830 |
| Poverty Index (% of population below poverty line) |
13.8 (food based) 40%(asset based) |
| Unemployment (% ) | 7 |
| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 29 |
| Child Malnutrition (% children under five) | 5 |
| Illiteracy (%) | 8 |
| Primary School Enrollment (% male/female) | 98/98 |
| Secondary School Enrollment (% male/female) | 64/66 |
| Child labor (ages 5 to14 %) | 16 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth (years) | 76 |
• According to 1996 statistics, 3.5 million children between the ages
of 12 and 17 are part of the formal or informal labor force.
• Approximately 24 million Mexican live in extreme poverty.
• Poverty forces many children to migrate, with or without their families,
within rural areas, from rural areas to urban areas, among urban areas and to the United States.
The end result is family instability and a large number of working children.
Sources: World Bank Development Indicators database, UNICEF,
State of the World’s Children, CIA Fact book.
