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Argentina vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Argentina
arg
Leads on 44 of 110 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 58 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Argentina and Mexico: Argentina leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (806,000) against Mexico (1.98); Argentina leads on Oil Consumption (618,000) against Mexico (2.07); Argentina leads on Oil Production (763,600) against Mexico (2.98). Across 110 compared metrics, Argentina wins on 44 and Mexico wins on 58.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)89.23 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 89% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score56.14 points★45.55 points
Radios24.331★
Televisions7.9525.6★
Waterways11,000★2,900

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.75B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars826.08B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)26.58 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.6 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index57.586.1★
Electricity Consumption121258.7★
Electricity Exports55★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6971★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants24★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels4★2
Electricity from Other Renewables39★
Electricity Imports9.85★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity38.3572.56★
Electricity Production131.9302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)78.5 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient42.443.5★
Gross Fixed Investment19.221.5★
Gross National Saving17.621.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-7.2 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)73.1 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.6 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption49.0481.61★
Natural Gas Exports76.45★36.81
Natural Gas Imports9.8350.12★
Natural Gas Production40.92★31.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves336.6★279.8
Oil Consumption618,000★2.07
Oil Exports238,100★1.51
Oil Imports19,380496,000★
Oil Production763,600★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves2.5110.42★
Population Below Poverty Line41.7 people36.3 people★
Public Debt5545.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-1.7 USD1.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption806,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports58,360155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports121,400867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production669,800844,600★
Remittances0.23.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.090.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues1014.2★
Unemployment Rate7.9 %2.8 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-7.35M★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions198.14★441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionone third of the population lives in Buenos Aires; pockets of agglomeration occur throughout the northern and central parts of the country; Patagonia to the south remains sparsely populatedmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country128 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources876.24★461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.46 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.74★52.44
Agricultural land1.22M sq. km★1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)4,989 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita2,844.98 cubic meters per inhabitant★1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land13,91059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country36.1 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2332★
Independence916★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)21.27★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1416.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.7 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.3 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)33 %★42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.3 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 52★4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)103,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)47.97 %51.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.620.63★
Life expectancy at birth81.53 years★80.06 years
Median age of population33.29 years★29.96 years
Population Change187,245.8 persons1.20M persons★
Population density16.47 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population46.01M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.630.71★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)10.47 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate70.1 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)7.94 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.64M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate22.2960.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school8.91 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population15.49 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)174.62★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization86.33 %★77.59 %
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.26 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums14.04 %15.76 %★
Total deaths316,084.1 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)67.94 %★62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.47 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration4,156.3 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.74 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇷 Argentina🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.48★
Airports7641,580★
Civil Air Travel56186★
Heliports148488★

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