Iran vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Iran and Mexico: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Iran (1.76); Mexico leads on Independence (16) against Iran (1); Iran leads on Industrial Production Growth Rate (%) (2.80 %) against Mexico (0.20 %). Across 112 compared metrics, Iran wins on 40 and Mexico wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)79.63 %81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 80% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score16.22 points45.55 points
Radios1731
Televisions4.6125.6
Waterways8502,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country58.51B $69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars584.26B $2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)NA7.25 %
Coal Revenue0.010.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)18 %7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index67.886.1
Electricity Consumption236.3258.7
Electricity Exports6.827.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels8471
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1517
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels12
Electricity from Other Renewables09
Electricity Imports4.223.53
Electricity Installed Capacity77.672.56
Electricity Production272.3302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)160.78 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.943.5
Gross Fixed Investment31.221.5
Gross National Saving37.921.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.8 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)32.5 %4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption206.981.61
Natural Gas Exports11.6436.81
Natural Gas Imports3.9950.12
Natural Gas Production214.531.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves33.72279.8
Oil Consumption1.852.07
Oil Exports2.521.51
Oil Imports297,100496,000
Oil Production4.252.98
Oil Proved Reserves13710.42
Population Below Poverty Line18.7 people41.9 people
Public Debt39.545.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.81.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports397,200155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports64,160867,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.76844,600
Remittances03.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.812.33
Taxes and Other Revenues17.313.44
Unemployment Rate9.2 %2.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.96M2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions823.36441.05
Continental Shelfnot specific;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the north, northwest, and west, reflecting the position of the Zagros and Elburz Mountains; the vast, dry areas in the center and eastern parts of the country, around the deserts of the Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut, have a mmost 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 Country49.3 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources137461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.23 %1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)137.6752.44
Agricultural land472,428 sq. km1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,440 km9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita477.98 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land79,72159,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country10.13 %17.92 %
Administrative Divisions3132
Independence116
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)35.66101.79
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)916.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate(2021 est.) <0.1%0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)16 %42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)25.8 %28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS54,000340,000
Underweight Children Under 54.34.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)650,000341,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)67.96 %51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.610.63
Life expectancy at birth81.67 years80.06 years
Median age of population34.48 years29.96 years
Population Change782,588.4 persons1.20M persons
Population density57.41 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km
Total population93.27M persons133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.060.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)11.24 %14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)4.42 %6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.8 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age24.90M persons35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate28.5860.96
Learning-adjusted years of school8.35 years9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population9.5 people22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)173.57169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age2118
Military Service Age and Obligation1618
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.83 %77.59 %
Physician Density1.81 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.87 %0.81 %
Population living in slums43.64 %15.76 %
Total deaths390,941 persons685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.47 %62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.66 per woman1.84 per woman
Total net-migration66,609.8 persons-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate9.78 per live births11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇷 Iran🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.210.48
Airports1771,580
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel48186
Heliports90488

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