Mexico vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Norway: Norway leads on Oil Consumption (221,300) against Mexico (2.07); Norway leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (205,300) against Mexico (1.98); Mexico leads on Irrigated Land (59,910) against Norway (337). Across 113 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 52 and Norway wins on 54.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points92.31 points
Radios314.03
Televisions25.62.03
Waterways2,9001,577

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $571.37B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %6.25 %
Coal Revenue0.030
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %2.89 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP10.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.194.3
Electricity Consumption258.7122.2
Electricity Exports7.3115.53
Electricity from Fossil Fuels713
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1793
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables94
Electricity Imports3.535.74
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5633.86
Electricity Production302.7147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita206.96 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.526.9
Gross Fixed Investment21.521.4
Gross National Saving21.434.3
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.4 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.614.05
Natural Gas Exports36.81120.2
Natural Gas Imports50.125.66
Natural Gas Production31.57123.9
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.81.78
Oil Consumption2.07221,300
Oil Exports1.512.18
Oil Imports496,000118,200
Oil Production2.982.13
Oil Proved Reserves10.425.67
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people12.2 people
Public Debt45.136.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98205,300
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800432,800
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600371,600
Remittances3.70.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.330.29
Taxes and Other Revenues14.227.1
Unemployment Rate2.8 %4 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-1.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0538.54
Contiguous Zone2410
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;200
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 people live in the south; population clusters are found along the North Sea coast in the southwest and Skaggerak in the southeast; the interior areas of the north remain sparsely populated
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year96 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89393

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %0.69 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4464.16
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km9,842.11 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km25,148 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910337

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %97.98 %
Administrative Divisions3212
Independence167
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)104.18.5
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.44.8
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km3.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %1 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.329.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %23.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0005,800
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,00025,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %54.89 %
Human Capital Index0.630.77
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years85.2 years
Median age of population29.96 years39.96 years
Population Change1.20M persons50,457.1 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km18.68 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.85
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAC-D
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.04 %8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons1.27M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.963.04
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years11.17 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01179.75
Military Manpower at Military Age1820
Military Service Age and Obligation1817
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %65.7 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km4.98 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %0.57 %
Population living in slums15.76 %0 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons44,022.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %70.63 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons43,052 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births2.05 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇴 NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.484.9
Airports1,580146
Civil Air Travel18676
Heliports488113

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