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Mexico vs Nepal: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 70 of 109 metrics
Nepal
npl
Leads on 33 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Nepal: Nepal leads on Radios (840,000) against Mexico (31); Nepal leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Mexico (1.98); Nepal leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (943,100) against Mexico (72.56). Across 109 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 70 and Nepal wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 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🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★55.77 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 56% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points55.2 points★
Radios31840,000★
Televisions25.6130,000★
Waterways2,900none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★48.33B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★7 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %11.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★81.7
Electricity Consumption258.7★4.98
Electricity Exports7.31★2.69
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1792★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★3
Electricity Imports3.53★2.18
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56943,100★
Electricity Production302.7★4.24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★6.6 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★30
Gross Fixed Investment20.2★3.5
Gross National Saving21.445.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %★0.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★7.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★0
Natural Gas Exports36.81★0
Natural Gas Imports50.12★0
Natural Gas Production31.57★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★0
Oil Consumption2.0720,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★13,740
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people20.3 people★
Public Debt45.139.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9827,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★26,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.733.1★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.45★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.33★2.44
Taxes and Other Revenues14.217.5★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★10.8 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M428,262★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0511.36★
Population Distributionmost 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 Citymost of the population is divided nearly equally between a concentration in the southern-most plains of the Tarai region and the central hilly region; overall density is low
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★20 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★210.2

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %13.07 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44176.82★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★36,185.52 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★2.68 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★12,090

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %40.77 %★
Administrative Divisions32★7
Independence16176★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km★0.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★142 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★20.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %4.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00030,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.2★18.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★112,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %75.46 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.52
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★73.26 years
Median age of population29.96 years★25.67 years
Population Change1.20M persons★-239,662.7 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km★201.77 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons★29.59M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.83★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %16.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★46.7 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %5.62 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★3.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★8.63M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★8.44
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★7.88 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.57 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★162.32
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★73.42 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★1.01 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %★0.66 %
Population living in slums15.76 %35.73 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons198,194.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★58.71 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons★-588,424.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★22.16 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇵 NepalShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.16
Airports1,580★51
Civil Air Travel186★5
Heliports488★14

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