Morelos, Puebla and Chiapas are the least competitive states

Meanwhile, Puebla has a relatively low level of debt as a percentage of its total income, in addition to being among the first places in the participation of economically active women. However, it is the entity with the highest rate of vehicle theft.

Chiapas is the entity with the best performance in morbidity from respiratory diseases and in the average cost of state debt. On the other hand, it is the entity with the lowest average income of full-time workers.

Morelos stands out for the level of participation of women in the economically active population, its subnational indicator of regulatory improvement, as well as the percentage of citizen participation in its last electoral process. On the other hand, it is the second entity with the highest homicide rate, says the IMCO.

CDMX, Jalisco and Yucatán are the best

On the other hand, the entities with the best evaluation in terms of competitiveness are Mexico City, Jalisco and Yucatán.

According to the IMCO, these entities, of the nine with elections, have 70% of the homes with internet access; 3,179 air passengers per 1,000 inhabitants, in addition to 210 point-of-sale terminals per 10,000 adults.

However, on average, these three states are lagging behind in law: only 34% of their population perceives themselves as safe, while they register 7 attacks on journalists per million people, in addition to 89% of the crimes committed. in these states they are not reported.

In the IMCO general index, CDMX occupies number 1 place; Yucatán ranks number eight, and Jalisco occupies position 10.

Mexico City. It is in the highest place in educational coverage and the average level of schooling, in addition to having the greatest infrastructure in hospital beds and the highest rate of medical and nursing personnel in proportion to the population. However, it is one of the three entities with the highest infant mortality rate.

Yucatán has an outstanding performance in law, especially for the indicators of vehicle theft and homicides, at the same time that it is the best in the percentage of the population that consults public finance information. However, it is the second entity with the highest rate of injuries in land traffic accidents.

Jalisco is another outstanding entity in the diversification of its economy and that contributes with a high level of patent registration, its openness stands out due to the level of air cargo received. On the other hand, it is one of the ten entities with the lowest percentage of the population that feels safe.

Guanajuato, Tabasco and Veracruz the intermediates

Finally, Guanajuato, Tabasco and Veracruz are the three entities, out of nine, with an intermediate position in terms of competitiveness.

In general, Tabasco occupies position 20; Guanajuato is 22, and Veracruz is 24.

These three entities together have 13.8% of their debt compared to their total income; 63% citizen participation, in addition to 50.6 points in the regulatory improvement indicator.

However, they are lagging behind in the labor market; They have 61% of their population employed informally; In addition to the fact that only 20.7% of its population over 25 years of age has higher education, there is only 4.2 points of difference in informality between women and men.

Tabasco shows a moderate level of debt and its weighted average cost. To this we must add their levels of citizen participation. Despite this, it is the fourth state with the lowest rate of foreign direct investment.

Veracruz shows the lowest levels in morbidity from respiratory diseases, the average cost of debt and citizen participation. However, it is the third entity with the lowest educational coverage.

Finally, Guanajuato is the state that registers the highest number of patents and has a diverse economy, complemented by its high performance in economic complexity in innovation sectors. However, it is the fourth state with the lowest perception of security.

Less investment

In general, the nine entities, compared to the rest, have a lower rate of foreign direct investment, less access to the internet, as well as a greater gap in working conditions between women and men.

Furthermore, under the same comparison criteria they report on average a lower perception of security, a higher infant mortality rate, but on the other hand their debt is lower as a proportion of their total income.