Which group in Mexico City enjoys the highest standard of living?

Answer 1

Difficult to say. Traditionally, criollos or white people born in Mexico from European descent enjoyed the highest standard of living, but this changed since the Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1921).

Ethnic distinctions no longer apply, as many non-whites have important positions in power and industry. For example, Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, is a Mexican of Lebanese origin; the Jewish community in Mexico City is also regarded as one of the most prosperous, but many people from this community are considered to be on the middle-class.

Unfortunately, it is quite easy to know which group suffers the lowest standard of living, not only in Mexico City but in the nation of Mexico as a whole: most indigenous people of Native American descent are regarded as the most destitute of them all.