Country profile
Mexico
- Continent: North America
- Surface area: 1,957,194 km²
- Population density: 67.4/km²
At a glance
- Mexico has a population of about 131.9M; its total GDP of $1.8T ranks #14 of 168 countries with data.
- Its surface area of 1,957,194 km² is about 9.9× the world median of 198,330 km².
- International tourist arrivals stands out most against the median: 51.1M — rank #3 of 162 countries with data.
Where Mexico stands
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Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.
Mexico: all 46 metrics vs the world median
| Metric | Value | Trend | Rank | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population & land | ||||
| Population | 131.9M (2025) | +30% | #11 / 169 | median 11.5M · 11× |
| Population growth | 0.8% (2025) | −43% | #101 / 169 | median 1.1% · 75% |
| Urban population share | 80.0% (2025) | +6% | #38 / 169 | median 63.8% · 1.3× |
| Population aged 65+ | 8.5% (2025) | +61% | #77 / 169 | median 7.4% · 1.2× |
| Fertility rate | 1.9 (2024) | −28% | #95 / 169 | median 2.1 · 90% |
| Birth rate | 15.5‰ (2024) | −34% | #92 / 169 | median 16.0‰ · 97% |
| Death rate | 6.2‰ (2024) | +14% | #116 / 169 | median 7.1‰ · 87% |
| Net migration | -108K (2025) | #154 / 169 | N/A | |
| Surface area | 1,957,194 km² (2023) | #14 / 176 | median 198,330 km² · 9.9× | |
| Population density derived | 67.4/km² (2025) | +30% | #92 / 169 | median 75.5/km² · 89% |
| Economy | ||||
| GDP (total) | $1.8T (2025) | +126% | #14 / 168 | median $80.7B · 23× |
| GDP per capita | $13,889 (2025) | +74% | #60 / 168 | median $6,834 · 2.0× |
| GNI per capita | $13,730 (2025) | +83% | #60 / 168 | median $6,350 · 2.2× |
| GDP growth (annual) | 0.6% (2025) | #147 / 168 | median 3.1% · 18% | |
| Inflation rate | 3.8% (2025) | −24% | #67 / 162 | median 3.3% · 1.2× |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% (2025) | −11% | #145 / 168 | median 5.1% · 52% |
| Gini index | 42.6 (2024) | −16% | #29 / 153 | median 35.3 · 1.2× |
| Poverty rate ($2.15/day) | 1.6% (2024) | −88% | #86 / 153 | median 2.5% · 64% |
| Trade & industry | ||||
| Exports share of GDP | 39.6% (2025) | +81% | #71 / 163 | median 35.0% · 1.1× |
| Imports share of GDP | 40.3% (2025) | +72% | #81 / 163 | median 40.2% · 1.0× |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 3.9% (2025) | +25% | #107 / 168 | median 7.2% · 54% |
| Manufacturing share of GDP | 20.0% (2025) | +4% | #18 / 165 | median 11.2% · 1.8× |
| International tourist arrivals | 51.1M (2020) | −49% | #3 / 162 | median 1.1M · 45× |
| Tourism receipts | $11.4B (2020) | +20% | #17 / 165 | median $705M · 16× |
| Health & education | ||||
| Life expectancy | 75.3 years (2024) | +3% | #73 / 169 | median 73.8 years · 1.0× |
| Infant mortality | 12.1‰ (2024) | −45% | #88 / 166 | median 13.1‰ · 93% |
| Under-five mortality | 13.1‰ (2024) | −48% | #91 / 166 | median 15.8‰ · 83% |
| DPT immunization | 78.0% (2024) | −20% | #127 / 166 | median 90.5% · 86% |
| Hospital beds | 1.0 per 1,000 (2022) | −7% | #124 / 167 | median 2.0 per 1,000 · 50% |
| Health spending share of GDP | 5.5% (2023) | +14% | #100 / 165 | median 6.5% · 84% |
| Secondary school enrollment | 103.1% (2024) | +37% | #39 / 167 | median 90.5% · 1.1× |
| Education spending share of GDP | 4.1% (2022) | −4% | #89 / 165 | median 4.1% · 98% |
| Society & living | ||||
| Human Development Index | 0.789 (2023) | +9% | #68 / 165 | median 0.754 · 1.0× |
| Internet users | 83.1% (2024) | +599% | #76 / 169 | median 81.5% · 1.0× |
| Mobile subscriptions | 116.5 per 100 (2024) | +356% | #84 / 169 | median 116.4 per 100 · 1.0× |
| Fixed broadband | 21.7 per 100 (2024) | +9435% | #63 / 168 | median 12.1 per 100 · 1.8× |
| Electricity access | 99.8% (2024) | +2% | #89 / 169 | median 99.9% · 100% |
| Environment & security | ||||
| CO₂ emissions per capita | 3.6 t (2024) | −8% | #69 / 165 | median 2.6 t · 1.4× |
| CO₂ emissions (total) derived | 476 Mt (2024) | +19% | #13 / 165 | median 21.3 Mt · 22× |
| Renewable electricity share | 23.4% (2021) | +55% | #101 / 169 | median 34.1% · 69% |
| Renewable energy consumption | 13.0% (2021) | +21% | #120 / 169 | median 26.9% · 48% |
| Forest area | 33.6% (2023) | −4% | #78 / 169 | median 32.4% · 1.0× |
| Agricultural land | 50.7% (2023) | −8% | #55 / 169 | median 41.7% · 1.2× |
| Arable land | 10.3% (2023) | −14% | #88 / 168 | median 11.0% · 93% |
| PM2.5 exposure | 16.6 µg/m³ (2023) | −5% | #103 / 168 | median 19.8 µg/m³ · 84% |
| Military spending | 0.9% (2024) | +128% | #129 / 157 | median 1.8% · 49% |
Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.
The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.
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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).
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