Mexico
Since 1960, Mexico’s economy has expanded, and the country has graduated to upper-middle from lower-middle-income status. Its 126 million citizens have experienced a continuous gain in life expectancy, and over 40 percent of the population are of school age (that is, under age 25). Mexico is highly exposed to many natural hazards. Over 40 percent of the country’s territory and nearly a third of the population are exposed to hurricanes, storms, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. In economic terms, this translates to 30 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) considered at risk from three or more hazards and 71 percent at risk from two or more hazards. Two large-scale earthquakes occurred in 2017 in Mexico, and many smaller earthquakes have also happened in recent years.
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