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Mexico vs Nicaragua: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
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Leads on 62 of 111 metrics
Nicaragua
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Leads on 43 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Nicaragua: Nicaragua leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (37,000) against Mexico (1.98); Nicaragua leads on Oil Consumption (30,000) against Mexico (2.07); Nicaragua leads on Televisions (320,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 111 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 62 and Nicaragua wins on 43.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★58.23 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★22.83 points
Radios31★1.24
Televisions25.6320,000★
Waterways2,900★2,220

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★3.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★23.03B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★3 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %10.8 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP8.6 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★79.6
Electricity Consumption258.7★3.59
Electricity Exports7.3117.87★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★56
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★9
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables935★
Electricity Imports3.53205★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★1.55
Electricity Production302.7★4.45
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★10.66 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.546.2★
Gross Fixed Investment21.534.1★
Gross National Saving21.424★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %3.6 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %4.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.5 % 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 Consumption2.0730,000★
Oil Exports1.51742★
Oil Imports496,000★30,290
Oil Production2.98377★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people24.9 people★
Public Debt45.133.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.6 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9837,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★460
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★20,120
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★14,720
Remittances3.726.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.26★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.26.57★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.219.9★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★4.6 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M202,047★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.053.81★
Contiguous Zone2425★
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;not specified;
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 Citythe overwhelming majority of the population resides in the western half of the country, with much of the urban growth centered in the capital city of Managua; coastal areas also show large population clusters
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★59 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★164.52

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★1.3 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4491.02★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★51,008 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★910 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant4,510.25 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★1,990

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %★8.26 %
Administrative Divisions32★15
Independence16★15
Suffrage Participation Rate18★16

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.8548.42★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★10.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★60 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %23.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.74.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★12,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %55.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.51
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★79.4 years
Median age of population29.96 years★26.32 years
Population Change1.20M persons★96,292.6 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km58.98 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.02
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %16.07 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %80.4 %★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %5.14 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★1.96M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★3.23
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★5.8 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.1 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★166.71
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★64.75 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.68 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %0.92 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %★3.87 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons27,821.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %64.82 %★
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.16 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-7,437.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★11.96 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇮 NicaraguaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.05
Airports1,580★39
Civil Air Travel186★9

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