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Kuwait vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kuwait
kwt
Leads on 40 of 106 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 55 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kuwait and Mexico: Kuwait leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (446,000) against Mexico (1.98); Kuwait leads on Oil Consumption (354,000) against Mexico (2.07); Kuwait leads on Televisions (875,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 106 compared metrics, Kuwait wins on 40 and Mexico wins on 55.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)99.75 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 100% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score44.06 points45.55 points★
Radios1.1831★
Televisions875,000★25.6
Waterwaysnone2,900

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country782.32M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars199.86B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)2.75 %7.25 %★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.68 %7.34 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index88.4★86.1
Electricity Consumption57.78258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables09★
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity18.8972.56★
Electricity Production65.95302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)389.85 USD per capita★57.54 USD per capita
Gross Fixed Investment15.321.5★
Gross National Saving35.4★21.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-5.2 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.9 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption21.7281.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports5.1350.12★
Natural Gas Production17.131.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.78279.8★
Oil Consumption354,000★2.07
Oil Exports2.13★1.51
Oil Imports0496,000★
Oil Production2.452.98★
Oil Proved Reserves104★10.42
Population Below Poverty LineNA41.9 people
Public Debt9.9★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-2.6 USD1.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption446,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports705,500★155,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports0867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production915,800★844,600
Remittances03.7★
Revenue from Forest Resources00.1★
Taxes and Other Revenues41.8★13.44
Unemployment Rate2.2 %★2.8 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)6.35M2.73M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions100.46★441.05
Continental Shelfnot specific;natural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiondensest settlement is along the Persian Gulf, particularly in Kuwait City and on Bubiyan Island; significant population threads extend south and west along highways that radiate from the capital, particularly in the southern half of the countrymost 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 Country0.02 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources20461.89★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization5.25 %★1.86 %
Agricultural land1,500 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)499 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land10059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country57.28 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions632★
Independence19★16
Suffrage Participation Rate21★18

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)29.51★93.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)25.6★16.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.8 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density2.4 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)8 %★42 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)37.9 %28.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS<1000 (2018 est.)340,000
Underweight Children Under 52.8★4.2

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)25,000341,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)56.94 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth83.34 years★80.06 years
Median age of population34.92 years★29.96 years
Population Change73,768.4 persons1.20M persons★
Population density294.79 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population5.12M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.420.71★
Birth Rate (%)17.36 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA73.1 %
Death Rate (%)2.3 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)6.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age1.24M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate360.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school7.22 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.3 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)172.07★169.01
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization96.55 %★77.59 %
Physician Density2.27 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.07 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums0 %15.76 %★
Total deaths7,044.1 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)43.04 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate1.38 per woman1.84 per woman★
Total net-migration30,306.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate7.07 per live births★11.69 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇼 Kuwait🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.44★0.48
Airports61,580★
Civil Air Travel9186★
Heliports20488★

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