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Belgium vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 124 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Belgium
bel
Leads on 57 of 124 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 59 of 124 metrics

Summary

Comparing Belgium and Mexico: Mexico leads on Oil Imports (496,000) against Belgium (1.01); Belgium leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (648,600) against Mexico (1.98); Belgium leads on Oil Consumption (622,600) against Mexico (2.07). Across 124 compared metrics, Belgium wins on 57 and Mexico wins on 59.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)95.78 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.63 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score80.12 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios8.0831ā˜…
Televisions4.7225.6ā˜…
Waterways2,0432,900ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.31B $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars742.86B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.5 %ā˜…24.12 %
Apple Import Volume97.50M tonnes246.26M tonnesā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)2.08 %7.34 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.3 % of GDPā˜…5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7586.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption82.16258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports8.47ā˜…7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3571ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants117ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels28ā˜…2
Electricity from Other Renewables36ā˜…9
Electricity Imports14.65ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity21.5672.56ā˜…
Electricity Production79.83302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)190.42 USD per capitaā˜…57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient26.443.5ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment22.1ā˜…21.5
Gross National Saving24.5ā˜…21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-0.6 %0.2 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPā˜…0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption17.6181.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports736.2ā˜…36.81
Natural Gas Imports18.0950.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production031.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed8 patents134 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption622,600ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports353,000ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports1.01496,000ā˜…
Oil Production11,220ā˜…2.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line12.3 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt92.545.1ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1 USD1.5 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption648,600ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports680,800ā˜…155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports601,400867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production731,700844,600ā˜…
Remittances2.33.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.1ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding3.27 USDā˜…0.27 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.02ā˜…2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues22.7ā˜…14.2
Top Exporting Countries532.22B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate5.5 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate54.27 %ā˜…61.61 %

Environment

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)752,840ā˜…2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions112.08ā˜…441.05
Continental Shelfnot specific;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionmost of the population is concentrated in the northern two thirds of the country; the southeast is more thinly populated; considered to have one of the highest population densities in the world, with approximately 97% living in urban areasmost 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation16.63 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0.9 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources18.3461.89ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization22.29 %ā˜…1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)172.3ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land13,716.58 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km30,4941.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)66.5 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita12.18 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land5759,910ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country88.74 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions332ā˜…
Independence416ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water99.55 %ā˜…42.97 %
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)8.27ā˜…117.66
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.916.4ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita8,638.85 USDā˜…1,579.68 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDPā˜…6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density5.5 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %ā˜…42 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.2ā˜…21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.1 %ā˜…28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA340,000
Underweight Children Under 50.3ā˜…4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000341,000ā˜…

People and Society

30 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)50.3 %51.87 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.77ā˜…0.63
Life expectancy at birth84.77 yearsā˜…80.06 years
Median age of population42.19 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change7,999.1 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density390.59 per sq. km67.89 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population11.78M persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.95ā˜…0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-Bā˜…A
Birth Rate (%)9.09 %14.73 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %73.1 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)9.55 %6.04 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age2.54M persons35.92M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate5.4260.96ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school11.22 yearsā˜…9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother120 daysā˜…0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.12 people22.28 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)181.7ā˜…169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age19ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.32 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density6.53 people/sq kmā˜…2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.45 %0.81 %ā˜…
Population living in slums0 %15.76 %ā˜…
Total deaths116,107.9 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.05 %ā˜…62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.29 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration30,580.2 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.23 per live birthsā˜…11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡Ŗ BelgiumšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.32ā˜…0.48
Airports481,580ā˜…
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel47186ā˜…
Heliports112488ā˜…

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