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Congo vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 166 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 64 of 166 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 97 of 166 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 20.0 times as many people as Congo (133.03 million vs 6.64 million). Mexico's economy is 126 times the size of Congo's ($2.29 trillion vs $18.23 billion GDP).

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 166 compared metrics, Congo wins on 64 and Mexico wins on 97.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 61 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 8 metrics compared
  • Health: 23 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 40 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration1.27 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants20.75 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)47.25 %83.12 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %81.18 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed1.27 Mbps20.75 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 pointsā˜…45.55 points
Radios341,000ā˜…31
Televisions33,000ā˜…25.6
Waterways1,1202,900ā˜…

Economy

61 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $69.44B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $2.29T $ā˜…
AI Investment (% of GDP)26.84 %ā˜…24.12 %
Bank Account Ownership Rate55.58 %ā˜…53.03 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue00.03ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %ā˜…7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP5.4 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index39.586.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption912ā˜…258.7
Electricity Exports22ā˜…7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6471ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36ā˜…17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables09ā˜…
Electricity Imports18ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500ā˜…72.56
Electricity Production1.7302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita57.54 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate66.57 %ā˜…51.88 %
Gini Index Coefficient48.9ā˜…45.4
Gross Fixed Investment45.2ā˜…21.5
Gross National Saving19.521.4ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage47.46 %78.22 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries6,194.09 USD21,911.93 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate2.4 %ā˜…3.81 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %ā˜…4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDPā˜…0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption1.3981.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports036.81ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports050.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production1.3931.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61279.8ā˜…
Oil Consumption11,000ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports211,800ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports2,832496,000ā˜…
Oil Production302,200ā˜…2.98
Oil Proved Reserves1.610.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 peopleā˜…41.9 people
Private Investment (% of GDP)17.71 % of GDPā˜…17.48 % of GDP
Public Debt128.745.1ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.38 %ā˜…0.26 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766155,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760844,600ā˜…
Remittances0.33.7ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million126.97 researchers401.93 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding0.38 USDā˜…0.26 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)54.4511.66ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)6.51 %ā˜…13.41 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)6.51 % of GDP13.41 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues6.514.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries8.30B USD681.35B USDā˜…
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)3.84 %ā˜…2.48 %
Unemployment Rate19.7 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.83 %61.61 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate40.5 %5.71 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497ā˜…2.73M
Annual Forest Area Change Rate14,000 %ā˜…-127,765.63 %
Average Annual Temperature25.29 Ā°Cā˜…21.68 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66ā˜…441.05
Global Precipitation Distribution1,480.61 mmā˜…809.08 mm
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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation36.64 sq kmā˜…15.55 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage36.6 %ā˜…15.3 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources832ā˜…461.89
Total Threatened Mammal Species18 speciesā˜…97 species

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %1.86 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km1.04M sq. kmā˜…
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km341,5001.94Mā˜…
Coastline Length (km)169 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land2059,910ā˜…

Government

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1532ā˜…
Corruption Perception Index23 indexā˜…26 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score23 index26 indexā˜…
Independence1516ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score0.076.13ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception23ā˜…26
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

23 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water45.87 %ā˜…42.74 %
Average BMI for Adults22.3 kg/mĀ²27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate72 %80 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.116.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders66 years75.26 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends1.45 per 1,000 births0.64 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita219.15 USD1,579.68 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score45 score79 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy66 years75.26 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %0.4 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq kmā˜…1.5 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1.6 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.05 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence11.93 %10.15 %ā˜…
Malaria Incidence Rate221.02 cases per 1,0000.1 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %42 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth19.621.3ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density1.12 per 1,000 people3.03 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %ā˜…28.9 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending27.97 %ā˜…41.24 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000ā˜…340,000
Total Number of Doctors0.172.59ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 512.34.2ā˜…

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Active Military Personnel10,000 personnel216,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)1.31 %0.74 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,000341,000ā˜…

People and Society

40 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %51.87 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.430.63ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years80.06 yearsā˜…
Median age of population18.67 years29.96 yearsā˜…
Population Change156,545 persons1.20M personsā˜…
Population density19.42 per sq. kmā˜…67.89 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons133.03M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.260.71ā˜…
Beer Consumption per Capita5 litersā˜…4.55 liters
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %ā˜…14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %73.1 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate30.42 per 1,000 peopleā˜…15.46 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)4.64 %ā˜…6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons35.92M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)8.32 %51.61 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate1.27 %20.75 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth102.04 male/female103.66 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.230.43ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate2.5660.96ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years9.01 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people22.28 peopleā˜…
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45169.01ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling6.74 years10.18 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age20ā˜…18
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio5.19 %ā˜…11.9 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km2.59 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate2.36 %ā˜…0.81 %
Population living in slums67.37 %ā˜…15.76 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio44.4428.02ā˜…
Total deaths39,514.9 personsā˜…685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %62.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate3.99 per womanā˜…1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 personsā˜…-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births11.69 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate2.73 %ā˜…1.19 %
Voting Age Population62.37 millionsā˜…54.52 millions

Transportation

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.10.48ā˜…
Airports561,580ā˜…
Civil Air Travel4186ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¬ CongošŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita10.70M USD22.14B USDā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Congo vs Mexico

Which has a larger population, Congo or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico has 20.0 times as many people as Congo (133.03 million vs 6.64 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Congo or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 126 times the size of Congo's ($2.29 trillion vs $18.23 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Congo or Mexico?ā–¾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $2,747 in Congo (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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