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Congo vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 39 of 108 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 64 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Congo and Mexico: Congo leads on Oil Exports (211,800) against Mexico (1.51); Congo leads on Oil Production (302,200) against Mexico (2.98); Congo leads on Radios (341,000) against Mexico (31). Across 108 compared metrics, Congo wins on 39 and Mexico wins on 64.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %81.18 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 points★45.55 points
Radios341,000★31
Televisions33,000★25.6
Waterways1,1202,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index39.586.1★
Electricity Consumption912★258.7
Electricity Exports22★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6471★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables09★
Electricity Imports18★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500★72.56
Electricity Production1.7302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★45.4
Gross Fixed Investment45.2★21.5
Gross National Saving19.521.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3981.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production1.3931.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61279.8★
Oil Consumption11,000★2.07
Oil Exports211,800★1.51
Oil Imports2,832496,000★
Oil Production302,200★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves1.610.42★
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people★41.9 people
Public Debt128.745.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760844,600★
Remittances0.33.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)54.4511.66★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.514.2★
Unemployment Rate19.7 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66★441.05
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution mapmost 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 Country122 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources832★461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %1.86 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8★52.44
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)169 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land2059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1532★
Independence1516★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.116.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km★1.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.621.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 512.34.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000341,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %51.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.63★
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.06 years★
Median age of population18.67 years29.96 years★
Population Change156,545 persons1.20M persons★
Population density19.42 per sq. km★67.89 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.260.71★
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)4.64 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5660.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45169.01★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %★77.59 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.36 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums67.37 %★15.76 %
Total deaths39,514.9 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.99 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.10.48★
Airports561,580★
Civil Air Travel4186★

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