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Mexico vs Niger: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 163 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 105 of 163 metrics
Niger
ner
Leads on 48 of 163 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 4.6 times as many people as Niger (133.03 million vs 28.8 million). Mexico's economy is 105 times the size of Niger's ($2.29 trillion vs $21.75 billion GDP).

Comparing Mexico and Niger: Niger leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (34.05 billion) against Mexico (461.89); Niger leads on Radios (680,000) against Mexico (31); Mexico leads on Apple Import Volume (246.26 million tonnes) against Niger (26,794 tonnes). Across 163 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 105 and Niger wins on 48.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 59 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 8 metrics compared
  • Health: 21 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 40 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…0.11 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %ā˜…15.56 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %ā˜…23.19 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 23% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed21.74 Mbpsā˜…0.11 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points57.05 pointsā˜…
Radios31680,000ā˜…
Televisions25.6125,000ā˜…
Waterways2,900ā˜…563

Economy

59 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $ā˜…6.72B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $ā˜…21.75B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %ā˜…22.05 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnesā˜…26,794 tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate53.03 %ā˜…14.83 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %ā˜…4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.030.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %ā˜…5.4 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP7.3 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index86.191.5ā˜…
Electricity Consumption258.7ā˜…1.07
Electricity Exports7.31ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7195ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17ā˜…0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables9ā˜…5
Electricity Imports3.53779ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56184,000ā˜…
Electricity Production302.7494.7ā˜…
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capitaā˜…1.77 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %73.97 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient43.5ā˜…32.9
Gross Fixed Investment20.234ā˜…
Gross National Saving21.422.4ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage78.22 %ā˜…11.1 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USDā˜…1,860.55 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %12.1 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate3.81 %-4.45 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %ā˜…9.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2.2 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption81.61ā˜…0
Natural Gas Exports36.81ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports50.12ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production31.57ā˜…0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8ā˜…0
Oil Consumption2.076,000ā˜…
Oil Exports1.51ā˜…0
Oil Imports496,000ā˜…5,443
Oil Production2.98ā˜…0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42ā˜…0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 peopleā˜…45.5 people
Private Investment (% of GDP)19.21 % of GDPā˜…17.59 % of GDP
Public Debt45.1ā˜…45.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD8.4 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends-1.25 %2.58 %ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9814,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800ā˜…5,422
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500ā˜…3,799
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600ā˜…15,280
Remittances3.73.7
Researchers in R&D per Million254.47 researchersā˜…26.94 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14.41ā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.89ā˜…59.01
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4421.4ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USDā˜…5.43B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.48 %ā˜…1.81 %
Unemployment Rate2.8 %0.4 %ā˜…
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %ā˜…79.74 %
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %0.46 %ā˜…

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M36,559ā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-127,765.63 %-4,920 %ā˜…
Average Annual Temperature21.68 Ā°C28.38 Ā°Cā˜…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.053.13ā˜…
Global Precipitation Distribution809.08 mmā˜…71.17 mm
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 Citymajority of the populace is located in the southernmost extreme of the country along the border with Nigeria and Benin, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km20.44 sq kmā˜…
Protected Land Area Percentage15.3 %21 %ā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.8934.05Bā˜…
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species14 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %ā˜…0.44 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44ā˜…38.2
Agricultural land1.04M sq. kmā˜…466,040.8 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94Mā˜…1.27M
Coastline Length (km)9,330 kmā˜…0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…3.17 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910ā˜…2,881

Government

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %26.68 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions32ā˜…7
Corruption Perception Index26 indexā˜…34 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index34 indexā˜…
Independence16ā˜…3
LGBT Rights Index Score6.13ā˜…-0.93
Public Sector Corruption Perception26ā˜…34
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

21 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…21.4 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %81 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4ā˜…4.1
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 yearsā˜…61.43 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 birthsā˜…2.14 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USDā˜…74.04 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 scoreā˜…39 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPā˜…5.8 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 yearsā˜…61.43 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.2 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq kmā˜…0.3 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1 beds per 1,000ā˜…0.28 beds per 1,000
Malaria Incidence Rate0.1 cases per 1,000ā˜…305.14 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %ā˜…350 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3ā˜…18.5
Nurses and Midwives Density3.03 per 1,000 peopleā˜…0.21 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %5.5 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %ā˜…51.48 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00031,000ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors2.59ā˜…0.03
Underweight Children Under 54.2ā˜…34.6

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Active Military Personnel216,000 personnelā˜…33,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %ā˜…2.14 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000ā˜…10,000

People and Society

40 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %78.8 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.63ā˜…0.31
Life expectancy at birth80.06 yearsā˜…63.41 years
Median age of population29.96 yearsā˜…15.7 years
Population Change1.20M personsā˜…927,041.1 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km22.7 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population133.03M personsā˜…28.80M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71ā˜…0.69
Beer Consumption per Capita4.55 litersā˜…0.04 liters
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %46.29 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %ā˜…11 %
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 people41.42 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)6.04 %ā˜…9.24 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M personsā˜…6.39M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)44.35 %ā˜…3.21 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate21.74 %ā˜…0.11 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/femaleā˜…103.48 male/female
Human Development Index0.43ā˜…0.2
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96ā˜…10.49
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 yearsā˜…2.81 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 peopleā˜…1.44 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01ā˜…167.68
Mean Years of Schooling10.18 yearsā˜…3.04 years
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio11.9 %5.09 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %ā˜…52.3 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq kmā˜…0.04 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %3.65 %ā˜…
Population living in slums15.76 %70.44 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio26.55ā˜…36.34
Total deaths685,869.9 persons239,039.1 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %ā˜…28.5 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman5.72 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-6,322.2 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live birthsā˜…109.84 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %5 %ā˜…
Voting Age Population54.52 millionsā˜…48.68 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48ā˜…0.01
Airports1,580ā˜…26
Civil Air Travel186ā˜…2
Heliports11

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡Ŗ NigerShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita33.50B USDā˜…101.63M USD

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Niger

Which has a larger population, Mexico or Niger?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico has 4.6 times as many people as Niger (133.03 million vs 28.8 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Mexico or Niger?ā–¾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 105 times the size of Niger's ($2.29 trillion vs $21.75 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Mexico or Niger?ā–¾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $755.21 in Niger (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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