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Mexico vs Norway: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 173 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 76 of 173 metrics
Norway
nor
Leads on 90 of 173 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 23.5 times as many people as Norway (133.03 million vs 5.67 million). Mexico's economy is 4.0 times the size of Norway's ($2.29 trillion vs $571.37 billion GDP).

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 173 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 76 and Norway wins on 90.

  • Communications: 8 metrics compared
  • Economy: 67 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 24 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 2 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

8 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %99 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 99% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed21.74 Mbps45.16 Mbpsā˜…
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points92.31 pointsā˜…
Radios31ā˜…4.03
Televisions25.6ā˜…2.03
Waterways2,900ā˜…1,577

Economy

67 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $ā˜…9.52B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $ā˜…571.37B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %24.14 %ā˜…
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnesā˜…38.70M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate53.03 %98.56 %ā˜…
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %ā˜…6.25 %
Coal Revenue0.03ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %ā˜…2.89 %
Corporate Tax Rate Trends30 %ā˜…23 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP10.1 % of GDPā˜…
Ease of Doing Business Index86.194.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption258.7ā˜…122.2
Electricity Exports7.3115.53ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71ā˜…3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1793ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables9ā˜…4
Electricity Imports3.535.74ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56ā˜…33.86
Electricity Production302.7ā˜…147.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita206.96 USD per capitaā˜…
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %77.98 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient43.5ā˜…26.9
Gross Fixed Investment21.5ā˜…21.4
Gross National Saving21.434.3ā˜…
High-Tech Export Percentage78.22 %ā˜…43.08 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USD95,173.43 USDā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.4 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate3.81 %3.06 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.1 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP3.4 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption81.61ā˜…4.05
Natural Gas Exports36.81120.2ā˜…
Natural Gas Imports50.12ā˜…5.66
Natural Gas Production31.57123.9ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8ā˜…1.78
Number of AI Patents Filed134 patentsā˜…6 patents
Oil Consumption2.07221,300ā˜…
Oil Exports1.512.18ā˜…
Oil Imports496,000ā˜…118,200
Oil Production2.98ā˜…2.13
Oil Proved Reserves10.42ā˜…5.67
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people12.2 peopleā˜…
Public Debt45.136.5ā˜…
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.27 %1.85 %ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.1 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends3.97 %4.4 %ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98205,300ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800432,800ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500ā˜…135,300
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600ā˜…371,600
Remittances3.7ā˜…0.1
Researchers in R&D per Million419.44 researchers7,450.59 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1ā˜…0.05
Robotics Research Funding0.27 USD1.85 USDā˜…
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.330.29ā˜…
Tax Burden (% of GDP)14.82 %ā˜…24.54 %
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)14.82 % of GDP24.54 % of GDPā˜…
Taxes and Other Revenues14.227.1ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USDā˜…229.67B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.35 %ā˜…-1.47 %
Total Number of Billionaires22ā˜…17
Tourism Contribution to GDP7.62 %ā˜…2.5 %
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)7.62 %ā˜…2.5 %
Unemployment Rate2.8 %ā˜…4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %ā˜…65.61 %
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %ā˜…13.42 %

Environment

11 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-1.69Mā˜…
Average Annual Temperature21.68 Ā°Cā˜…2.5 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0538.54ā˜…
Contiguous Zone24ā˜…10
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;200
Global Precipitation Distribution809.08 mm1,296.1 mmā˜…
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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq kmā˜…11.67 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…96 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89ā˜…393
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species8 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %ā˜…0.69 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4464.16ā˜…
Agricultural land1.04M sq. kmā˜…9,842.11 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94Mā˜…364,270
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km25,148 kmā˜…
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,944.02 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…
Irrigated Land59,910ā˜…337

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %97.98 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions32ā˜…12
Corruption Perception Index26 indexā˜…81 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index81 indexā˜…
Independence16ā˜…7
LGBT Rights Index Score6.1310.88ā˜…
Prison Population Rate188 per 100,00054 per 100,000ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception26ā˜…81
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

24 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %99.06 %ā˜…
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…27.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %96 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)104.18.5ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4ā˜…4.8
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 years83.16 yearsā˜…
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 births0.2 per 1,000 birthsā˜…
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD11,787.04 USDā˜…
Health Coverage Index Score79 score89 scoreā˜…
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP8.1 % of GDPā˜…
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 years83.16 yearsā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km3.4 people/sq kmā˜…
Low Birth Weight Prevalence10.15 %4.44 %ā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %1 %ā˜…
Mean Age at First Birth21.329.8ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density3.03 per 1,000 people16.09 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %23.1 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %13.69 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0005,800ā˜…
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People2 per 100,000 people23 per 100,000 peopleā˜…
Public Health Spending (% of GDP)3.17 %7.96 %ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors2.594.91ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

Military and Security

2 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %ā˜…3.28 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000ā˜…25,000

People and Society

39 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %54.89 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.630.77ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years85.2 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.96 years39.96 yearsā˜…
Population Change1.20M personsā˜…50,457.1 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km18.68 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population133.03M personsā˜…5.67M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.85ā˜…
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAC-Dā˜…
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %ā˜…10.35 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %NA
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 peopleā˜…9.7 per 1,000 people
Death Rate (%)6.04 %ā˜…8.6 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.5 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age35.92M personsā˜…1.27M persons
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)52.44 %115.42 %ā˜…
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate21.74 %45.16 %ā˜…
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/female105.71 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.430.84ā˜…
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96ā˜…3.04
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years11.17 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days185.5 daysā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 peopleā˜…1.09 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01179.75ā˜…
Military Manpower at Military Age1820ā˜…
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…17
Old-Age Dependency Ratio11.9 %ā˜…28.5 %
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %ā˜…65.7 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km4.98 people/sq kmā˜…
Population Growth Rate0.81 %ā˜…0.57 %
Population living in slums15.76 %ā˜…0 %
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio26.558.59ā˜…
Total deaths685,869.9 persons44,022.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %70.63 %ā˜…
Total fertility rate1.84 per womanā˜…1.35 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons43,052 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births2.05 per live birthsā˜…
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %ā˜…0.98 %
Voting Age Population54.52 millions69.33 millionsā˜…

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.484.9ā˜…
Airports1,580ā˜…146
Civil Air Travel186ā˜…76
Heliports488ā˜…113

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita36.24B USDā˜…8.95B USD

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡³šŸ‡“ NorwayShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %ā˜…4.25 %

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Norway

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

Mexico. Mexico has 23.5 times as many people as Norway (133.03 million vs 5.67 million). Data for 2026.

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

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 4.0 times the size of Norway's ($2.29 trillion vs $571.37 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

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

Norway is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $100,780 in Norway vs $17,235 in Mexico (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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