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Bhutan vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Bhutan
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Leads on 41 of 116 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 68 of 116 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 116 compared metrics, Bhutan wins on 41 and Mexico wins on 68.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)91.28 %ā˜…83.12 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88.43 %ā˜…81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score32.62 points45.55 pointsā˜…
Radios37,000ā˜…31
Televisions11,000ā˜…25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

49 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country530.68M $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.27B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)45.27 %ā˜…23.89 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)15 %ā˜…7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index6686.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption2.18258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.767.31ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels171ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants99ā˜…17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables09ā˜…
Electricity Imports84ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity1.6372.56ā˜…
Electricity Production7.88302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)64.08 USD per capitaā˜…57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient28.543.5ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment46ā˜…20.2
Gross National Saving40.4ā˜…21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %0.2 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1 % of GDPā˜…0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports036.81ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports050.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production031.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8ā˜…
Oil Consumption1,000ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports01.51ā˜…
Oil Imports1,549496,000ā˜…
Oil Production02.98ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves010.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line12.4 peopleā˜…36.3 people
Public Debt11145.1ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.9 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3,000ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports3,120867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600ā˜…
Remittances3.63.7ā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources1.89ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding0.1 USD0.25 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.01ā˜…2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries855.30M USD648.64B USDā˜…
Unemployment Rate2.9 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate64.82 %61.61 %ā˜…

Environment

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)27,768ā˜…2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions733,000441.05ā˜…
Protected Land Area for Adaptation52.17 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country8.1 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources78461.89ā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.41 %1.86 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)269.32ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land5,340 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km38,1401.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)0 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita0 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land32059,910ā˜…

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country73.22 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2032ā˜…
Independence17ā˜…16
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water65.59 %ā˜…42.97 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)1216.4ā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita831.27 USD1,579.68 USDā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.8 % of GDP6.1 % of GDPā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %ā˜…0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)47 %42 %ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.4 %ā˜…28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1,300ā˜…340,000
Underweight Children Under 58.74.2ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)6,000207,800ā˜…

People and Society

29 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)62.61 %ā˜…51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.480.63ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth75.85 years80.06 yearsā˜…
Median age of population31.05 yearsā˜…29.96 years
Population Change5,159.8 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density20.89 per sq. kmā˜…67.89 per sq. km
Total population801,838.5 persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.40.71ā˜…
Birth Rate (%)15.05 %ā˜…14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)5.75 %ā˜…6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDPā˜…4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age224,451.5 persons35.92M personsā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate406,500ā˜…60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school6.33 years9.01 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population203,000 peopleā˜…22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)165.31169.01ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization32.87 %77.59 %ā˜…
Physician Density0.55 people/sq km2.59 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.93 %ā˜…0.81 %
Population living in slums43.64 %ā˜…15.76 %
Total deaths4,794.9 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)48.35 %62.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.42 per woman1.84 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration139.8 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate19.55 per live births11.69 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡§šŸ‡¹ BhutanšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.410.48ā˜…
Airports41,580ā˜…
Civil Air Travel1186ā˜…
Heliports8488ā˜…

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