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India vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 183 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

India
ind
Leads on 74 of 183 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 97 of 183 metrics

Summary

India has 11.1 times as many people as Mexico (1.48 billion vs 133.03 million). India's economy is 2.0 times the size of Mexico's ($4.52 trillion vs $2.29 trillion GDP).

Comparing India and Mexico: India leads on Oil Exports (825,600) against Mexico (1.51); India leads on Oil Production (954,000) against Mexico (2.98); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against India (4.90). Across 183 compared metrics, India wins on 74 and Mexico wins on 97.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 70 metrics compared
  • Environment: 13 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 24 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 41 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration3.15 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…
Internet Penetration Rate (%)64.94 %83.12 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %78.63 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed3.15 Mbps21.74 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score32.96 points45.55 pointsā˜…
Radios116ā˜…31
Televisions63ā˜…25.6
Waterways14,500ā˜…2,900

Economy

70 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $ā˜…69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $ā˜…2.29T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)32.91 %ā˜…24.12 %
Apple Import Volume519.65M tonnesā˜…246.26M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate89.02 %ā˜…53.03 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %7.25 %ā˜…
Coal Revenue1.15ā˜…0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %ā˜…7.34 %
Corporate Tax Rate Trends48.32 %ā˜…30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index7186.1ā˜…
Electricity Consumption1.14258.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports5.157.31ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7171
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1217ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels22
Electricity from Other Renewables16ā˜…9
Electricity Imports5.62ā˜…3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity367.8ā˜…72.56
Electricity Production1.39302.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita57.54 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate34.88 %51.88 %ā˜…
Gender Pay Gap Percentage21.96 %ā˜…0.01 %
Gender Wage Gap21.96 %0.01 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient25.543.5ā˜…
Gross Fixed Investment30ā˜…21.5
Gross National Saving28.8ā˜…21.4
High-Tech Export Percentage33.83 %78.22 %ā˜…
Highest GDP per Capita Countries10,039.07 USD21,911.93 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %ā˜…0.2 %
Inflation Rate2.4 %ā˜…3.81 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %4.7 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDPā˜…0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption55.4381.61ā˜…
Natural Gas Exports76.45ā˜…36.81
Natural Gas Imports23.9650.12ā˜…
Natural Gas Production31.5431.57ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.29279.8ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed6 patents134 patentsā˜…
Oil Consumption3.18ā˜…2.07
Oil Exports825,600ā˜…1.51
Oil Imports3.06496,000ā˜…
Oil Production954,000ā˜…2.98
Oil Proved Reserves5.6810.42ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleā˜…41.9 people
Private Investment (% of GDP)27.73 % of GDPā˜…20.15 % of GDP
Public Debt46.545.1ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.65 %ā˜…0.29 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USDā˜…1.5 USD
Real Interest Rate Trends5.56 %ā˜…1.42 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.52ā˜…1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.31155,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,300867,500ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.9844,600ā˜…
Remittances3.53.7ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million259.26 researchers369.04 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14ā˜…0.1
Robotics Research Funding0.65 USDā˜…0.29 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)5.252.33ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)6.93 %ā˜…13.4 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)6.93 % of GDP13.4 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues6.714.2ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries827.41B USDā˜…681.35B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.99 %2.35 %ā˜…
Total Number of Billionaires229ā˜…22
Tourism Contribution to GDP2.6 %8.46 %ā˜…
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)2.6 %8.46 %ā˜…
Unemployment Rate4.3 %2.8 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate55.66 %ā˜…61.61 %
Youth Unemployment Rate16.02 %5.71 %ā˜…

Environment

13 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M2.73Mā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate86,000 %ā˜…-127,765.63 %
Average Annual Temperature24.23 Ā°Cā˜…21.68 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82ā˜…441.05
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Global Precipitation Distribution1,404.35 mmā˜…809.08 mm
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivmost 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 Adaptation7.76 sq km15.55 sq kmā˜…
Protected Land Area Percentage7.7 %15.3 %ā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country432 Cubic meters per yearā˜…150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.91461.89ā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species99 species97 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %ā˜…1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)68.7ā˜…52.44
Agricultural land1.78M sq. kmā˜…1.04M sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km2.97Mā˜…1.94M
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km9,330 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita167.04 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land754,562ā˜…59,910

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %ā˜…17.92 %
Administrative Divisions2832ā˜…
Corruption Perception Index38 index26 indexā˜…
Corruption Perceptions Index Score38 indexā˜…26 index
Independence1516ā˜…
LGBT Rights Index Score2.076.13ā˜…
Prison Population Rate35 per 100,000ā˜…169 per 100,000
Public Sector Corruption Perception3826ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

24 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water76.44 %ā˜…42.97 %
Average BMI for Adults21.7 kg/mĀ²27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…
Change in Measles Immunization Rate97 %ā˜…80 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.516.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders72.24 years75.26 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends1.18 per 1,000 births0.64 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita447.76 USD1,579.68 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score69 score79 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP6.1 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy72.24 years75.26 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %ā˜…0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq kmā˜…1 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1.59 beds per 1,000ā˜…1.01 beds per 1,000
Low Birth Weight Prevalence27.44 %10.15 %ā˜…
Malaria Incidence Rate1.48 cases per 1,0000.1 cases per 1,000ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %42 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth21.221.3ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density1.72 per 1,000 people2.94 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %ā˜…28.9 %
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending43.89 %41.24 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3ā˜…340,000
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)1.37 %2.91 %ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors0.722.43ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 531.54.2ā˜…

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Active Military Personnel1.46M personnelā˜…216,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)2.3 %0.74 %ā˜…
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)3.07Mā˜…341,000

People and Society

41 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %ā˜…51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.520.63ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years80.06 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.19 years29.96 yearsā˜…
Population Change14.13M personsā˜…1.20M persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km67.89 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population1.48B personsā˜…133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.71ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Beer Consumption per Capita0.21 liters4.55 litersā˜…
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %ā˜…14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %73.1 %ā˜…
Crude Birth Rate15.98 per 1,000 peopleā˜…15.46 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)8.7 %6.04 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M personsā˜…35.92M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)35.41 %52.44 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate3.15 %21.74 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth107.28 male/femaleā˜…103.66 male/female
Human Development Index0.350.43ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69ā˜…60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 yearsā˜…9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 peopleā˜…22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95169.01ā˜…
Mean Years of Schooling7.8 years10.18 yearsā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1718ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligationages vary by branch of service and positions, but generally 17-27 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025) note 1: in 2022, the Indian Government began recruiting men aged 17.5-21 annually to serve on 4-year co18
Old-Age Dependency Ratio10.17 %ā˜…11.9 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %ā˜…77.59 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km2.59 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.72 %0.81 %ā˜…
Population living in slums5.41 %15.76 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio32.7526.55ā˜…
Total deaths8.28M persons685,869.9 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %62.6 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.93 per womanā˜…1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons-98,968.7 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births11.69 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.76 %ā˜…1.19 %
Voting Age Population64.25 millionsā˜…63.72 millions

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.140.48ā˜…
Airports3151,580ā˜…
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel93186ā˜…
Heliports289488ā˜…

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita37.02B USDā˜…36.24B USD

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡®šŸ‡³ IndiašŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicoShare
Current Bank Rate5.25 %6.5 %ā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About India vs Mexico

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

India. India has 11.1 times as many people as Mexico (1.48 billion vs 133.03 million). Data for 2026.

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

India. India's economy is 2.0 times the size of Mexico's ($4.52 trillion vs $2.29 trillion GDP). Data for 2026.

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

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $3,063 in India (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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