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Japan vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

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

Japan
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Leads on 59 of 112 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 44 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Japan and Mexico: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Imports (867,500) against Japan (1.10); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Japan (3.47); Japan leads on Oil Exports (366,800) against Mexico (1.51). Across 112 compared metrics, Japan wins on 59 and Mexico wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)86.98 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 87% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score63.14 points★45.55 points
Radios120.5★31
Televisions86.5★25.6
Waterways1,7702,900★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country34.16B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars3.37T $★2.29T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0.3 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.48 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.186.1
Electricity Consumption943.7★258.7
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7171
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants817★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels12★
Electricity from Other Renewables20★9
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity295.9★72.56
Electricity Production989.3★302.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)129.5 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.343.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.121.5★
Gross National Saving28★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.4 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.7 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.4 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption127.2★81.61
Natural Gas Exports169.9★36.81
Natural Gas Imports116.6★50.12
Natural Gas Production3.0631.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves20.9279.8★
Oil Consumption4.45★2.07
Oil Exports366,800★1.51
Oil Imports4.39496,000★
Oil Production131,800★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves44.12★10.42
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people★41.9 people
Public Debt215.945.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)0.1 USD1.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.89★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports370,900★155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports1.1867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production3.47844,600★
Remittances0.13.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.020.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1.21★4.26
Taxes and Other Revenues35.2★13.44
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★2.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-25.04M★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions960.23441.05★
Population Distributionall primary and secondary regions of high population density lie on the coast; one third of the population resides in and around Tokyo on the central plain (Kanto Plain)most 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 Country27 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources430461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization12.59 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)113★52.44
Agricultural land45,206 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)29,751 km★9,330 km
Dam capacity per capita255.33 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land15,73059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country95.09 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions47★32
Independence316★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)5.6★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.116.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density12.7 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)3 %★42 %
Mean Age at First Birth30.7★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)4.3 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★340,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)261,000341,000★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)45.75 %51.87 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.63
Life expectancy at birth88.16 years★80.06 years
Median age of population50.21 years★29.96 years
Population Change-619,033.8 persons1.20M persons★
Population density324.98 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population122.45M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.76★0.71
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsA-B★A
Birth Rate (%)6.84 %14.73 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate39.8 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)12.04 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age22.27M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate69.38★60.96
Learning-adjusted years of school12.03 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother309 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population37.19 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)170.82★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.43 %★77.59 %
Physician Density2.65 people/sq km★2.59 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.45 %0.81 %★
Population living in slums2 %15.76 %★
Total deaths1.56M persons685,869.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)59.68 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.19 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration220,640.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.28 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇯🇵 Japan🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.25★0.48
Airports2801,580★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)1★0
Civil Air Travel360★186
Heliports3,036★488

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