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Bhutan vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bhutan
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Leads on 37 of 107 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 63 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bhutan and Mexico: Bhutan leads on Major Urban Areas Population (203,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Bhutan leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (406,500) against Mexico (60.96); Mexico leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (441.05) against Bhutan (733,000). Across 107 compared metrics, Bhutan wins on 37 and Mexico wins on 63.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.43 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.62 points45.55 points★
Radios37,000★31
Televisions11,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country530.68M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.27B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6686.1★
Electricity Consumption2.18258.7★
Electricity Exports5.767.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels171★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables09★
Electricity Imports84★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity1.6372.56★
Electricity Production7.88302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.08 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient28.543.5★
Gross Fixed Investment46★20.2
Gross National Saving40.4★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDP★0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption1,000★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports1,549496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 people★36.3 people
Public Debt11145.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,120867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances3.63.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.89★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01★2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314.2★
Unemployment Rate2.9 %2.8 %★

Environment

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)27,768★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions733,000441.05★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country8.1 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources78461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.41 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)269.32★52.44
Agricultural land5,340 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land32059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country73.22 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2032★
Independence17★16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1216.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %★0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %42 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300★340,000
Underweight Children Under 58.74.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000207,800★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)62.61 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.480.63★
Life expectancy at birth75.85 years80.06 years★
Median age of population31.05 years★29.96 years
Population Change5,159.8 persons1.20M persons★
Population density20.89 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population801,838.5 persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.40.71★
Birth Rate (%)15.05 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.75 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age224,451.5 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate406,500★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school6.33 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population203,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.31169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.87 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.55 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.93 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums43.64 %★15.76 %
Total deaths4,794.9 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.35 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.42 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration139.8 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate19.55 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇹 Bhutan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.48★
Airports41,580★
Civil Air Travel1186★
Heliports8488★

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