Italy vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Italy and Mexico: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Italy (1.61); Italy leads on Oil Exports (529,100) against Mexico (1.51); Mexico leads on Oil Imports (496,000) against Italy (1.80). Across 113 compared metrics, Italy wins on 50 and Mexico wins on 53.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)87.03 %81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score68.01 points45.55 points
Radios50.531
Televisions30.325.6
Waterways2,4002,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country39.41B $69.44B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.25 %7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3 %7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)8.7 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.886.1
Electricity Consumption293.5258.7
Electricity Exports6.167.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels5471
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1417
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02
Electricity from Other Renewables329
Electricity Imports43.183.53
Electricity Installed Capacity114.272.56
Electricity Production275.3302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)96.8 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient33.743.5
Gross Fixed Investment18.221.5
Gross National Saving20.321.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)1 %4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption75.1581.61
Natural Gas Exports271.836.81
Natural Gas Imports69.6650.12
Natural Gas Production5.5531.57
Natural Gas Proved Reserves38.11279.8
Oil Consumption1.532.07
Oil Exports529,1001.51
Oil Imports1.8496,000
Oil Production151,8002.98
Oil Proved Reserves476.510.42
Population Below Poverty Line20.1 people36.3 people
Public Debt131.845.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.7 USD1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.241.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports615,900155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports422,500867,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production1.61844,600
Remittances0.53.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.682.33
Taxes and Other Revenues24.814.2
Unemployment Rate6.8 %2.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-10.36M2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions307.44441.05
Continental Shelf200natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona fairly even population distribution exists throughout most of the country, with coastal areas, the Po River Valley, and urban centers (particularly Milan, Rome, and Naples) attracting larger and denser populationsmost 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 Country43 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources191.3461.89

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.5 %1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)110.652.44
Agricultural land129,738 sq. km1.04M sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,600 km9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita170.53 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land24,46059,910

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.91 %17.92 %
Administrative Divisions1532
Independence1716
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)15.8393.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.716.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density3.2 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)6 %42 %
Mean Age at First Birth31.421.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)19.9 %28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS140,000340,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)338,000341,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)50.23 %51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.730.63
Life expectancy at birth86.43 years80.06 years
Median age of population48.58 years29.96 years
Population Change-229,952.9 persons1.20M persons
Population density199.46 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km
Total population58.95M persons133.03M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.820.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)7.13 %14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.1 %73.1 %
Death Rate (%)11.2 %6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age11.31M persons35.92M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate25.8360.96
Learning-adjusted years of school10.57 years9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother180 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population4.32 people22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)177.77169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.95 %77.59 %
Physician Density4.19 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.05 %0.81 %
Population living in slums0.02 %15.76 %
Total deaths654,418.6 persons685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)64.07 %62.6 %
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.84 per woman
Total net-migration51,965.6 persons-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.43 per live births11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇮🇹 Italy🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.720.48
Airports6551,580
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel125186
Heliports163488

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