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China vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

China
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Leads on 59 of 110 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 40 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing China and Mexico: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (867,500) against China (1.16); China leads on Oil Exports (480,600) against Mexico (1.51); Mexico leads on Oil Imports (496,000) against China (4.75). Across 110 compared metrics, China wins on 59 and Mexico wins on 40.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)90.6 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 78% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score14.8 points45.55 points★
Radios417★31
Televisions400★25.6
Waterways27,700★2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.79T $★69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars20.73T $★2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.25 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue0.57★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.35 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index77.986.1★
Electricity Consumption5.56258.7★
Electricity Exports18.91★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6271★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants18★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22
Electricity from Other Renewables18★9
Electricity Imports6.19★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity1.6572.56★
Electricity Production5.88302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)113.81 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.743.5★
Gross Fixed Investment45.9★21.5
Gross National Saving45.8★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.3 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.2 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.5 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption238.6★81.61
Natural Gas Exports3.3736.81★
Natural Gas Imports97.63★50.12
Natural Gas Production145.9★31.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves5.44279.8★
Oil Consumption9.19★2.07
Oil Exports480,600★1.51
Oil Imports4.75496,000★
Oil Production4.27★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves20.35★10.42
Population Below Poverty Line0 people★36.3 people
Public Debt4745.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption12.47★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports848,400★155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.16867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production11.51844,600★
Remittances0.23.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.080.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0★2.33
Taxes and Other Revenues7.614.2★
Unemployment Rate4.6 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)117.03M2.73M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions12.2★441.05
Population Distributionoverwhelming majority of the population is found in the eastern half of the country; the west, with its vast mountainous and desert areas, remains sparsely populated; though ranked first in the world in total population, overall density is less than that most 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 Country828.8 Cubic meters per year★150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.84461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization6.74 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)64.72★52.44
Agricultural land5.19M sq. km★1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)14,500 km★9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita566.97 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land690,070★59,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.71 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2332★
Independence116★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)11.916.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density5 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %★42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)6.2 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA340,000
Underweight Children Under 52.4★4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2.54M★341,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)66.52 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.67★0.63
Life expectancy at birth81.19 years★80.06 years
Median age of population40.64 years★29.96 years
Population Change-4.42M persons1.20M persons★
Population density147.29 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population1.41B persons★133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.070.71★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA-A★A
Birth Rate (%)7.28 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate84.5 %★73.1 %
Death Rate (%)7.97 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age308.96M persons★35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate773.88★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school8.55 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population29.21 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.83★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization83.73 %★77.59 %
Physician Density3.11 people/sq km★2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.08 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums26.32 %★15.76 %
Total deaths12.15M persons685,869.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)70.06 %★62.6 %
Total fertility rate0.97 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration-306,257.4 persons-98,968.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate7.94 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇳 China🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.460.48★
Airports5521,580★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel284★186
Heliports120488★

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