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Mexico vs Pakistan: 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 105 of 173 metrics
Pakistan
pak
Leads on 59 of 173 metrics

Summary

Pakistan has 95% more people than Mexico (259.17 million vs 133.03 million). Mexico's economy is 5.8 times the size of Pakistan's ($2.29 trillion vs $398.6 billion GDP).

Comparing Mexico and Pakistan: Pakistan leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (557,000) against Mexico (1.98); Pakistan leads on Oil Consumption (410,000) against Mexico (2.07); Pakistan leads on Oil Production (63,580) against Mexico (2.98). Across 173 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 105 and Pakistan wins on 59.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 63 metrics compared
  • Environment: 13 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 41 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitantsā˜…1.47 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %ā˜…57.25 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %ā˜…27.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 27% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed21.74 Mbpsā˜…1.47 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 pointsā˜…29.62 points
Radios31ā˜…13.5
Televisions25.6ā˜…3.1
Waterways2,900none

Economy

63 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $82.97B $ā˜…
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $ā˜…398.60B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %ā˜…13.17 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnesā˜…28.07M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate53.03 %ā˜…27.3 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %ā˜…5.75 %
Coal Revenue0.030.06ā˜…
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %ā˜…6.98 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDPā˜…3.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.189.3ā˜…
Electricity Consumption258.7ā˜…92.33
Electricity Exports7.31ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71ā˜…62
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1727ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels25ā˜…
Electricity from Other Renewables9ā˜…7
Electricity Imports3.53490ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56ā˜…26.9
Electricity Production302.7ā˜…109.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capitaā˜…14.08 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %ā˜…25.58 %
Gender Pay Gap Percentage-4.56 %ā˜…-5.12 %
Gender Wage Gap-4.56 %-5.12 %ā˜…
Gini Index Coefficient43.5ā˜…29.6
Gross Fixed Investment21.5ā˜…10.9
Gross National Saving21.4ā˜…12
High-Tech Export Percentage78.22 %ā˜…10.72 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USDā˜…5,617.25 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %ā˜…-1.7 %
Inflation Rate3.81 %3.55 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %ā˜…12.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2.5 % of GDPā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption81.61ā˜…45.05
Natural Gas Exports36.81ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports50.12ā˜…6
Natural Gas Production31.5739.05ā˜…
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8588.8ā˜…
Oil Consumption2.07410,000ā˜…
Oil Exports1.5129,840ā˜…
Oil Imports496,000ā˜…346,400
Oil Production2.9863,580ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves10.42313ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people21.9 peopleā˜…
Private Investment (% of GDP)19.21 % of GDPā˜…9.9 % of GDP
Public Debt45.1ā˜…67.6
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.27 %ā˜…0.16 %
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.2 USDā˜…
Real Interest Rate Trends0.39 %ā˜…-1.45 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98557,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800ā˜…25,510
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500ā˜…264,500
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600ā˜…291,200
Remittances3.79.4ā˜…
Researchers in R&D per Million419.44 researchers473.72 researchersā˜…
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.1
Robotics Research Funding0.27 USDā˜…0.16 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.89ā˜…16.52
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4415.4ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USDā˜…38.61B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.35 %ā˜…0.45 %
Unemployment Rate2.8 %ā˜…5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %52.34 %ā˜…
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %ā˜…9.59 %

Environment

13 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-7.06Mā˜…
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-127,765.63 %20,785.99 %ā˜…
Average Annual Temperature21.68 Ā°Cā˜…21.46 Ā°C
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05212.66ā˜…
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Global Precipitation Distribution809.08 mmā˜…372.4 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 Citythe Indus River and its tributaries attract most of the settlement, with Punjab province the most densely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km21.19 sq kmā˜…
Protected Land Area Percentage15.3 %19.1 %ā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per yearā˜…55 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89ā˜…246.8
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species24 speciesā˜…

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %13.87 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4475.3ā˜…
Agricultural land1.04M sq. kmā˜…350,090 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94Mā˜…770,880
Coastline Length (km)9,330 kmā˜…1,046 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…105.58 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910194,200ā˜…

Government

9 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %20.35 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions32ā˜…4
Corruption Perception Index26 indexā˜…27 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index27 indexā˜…
Independence16ā˜…14
LGBT Rights Index Score6.13ā˜…-0.54
Prison Population Rate169 per 100,00037 per 100,000ā˜…
Public Sector Corruption Perception26ā˜…27
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %44.97 %ā˜…
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/mĀ²ā˜…23.3 kg/mĀ²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %86 %ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.431.4ā˜…
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 yearsā˜…67.8 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 birthsā˜…2.76 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USDā˜…175.49 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 scoreā˜…56 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDPā˜…2.9 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 yearsā˜…67.8 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.2 %ā˜…
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq kmā˜…0.5 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1 beds per 1,000ā˜…0.63 beds per 1,000
Malaria Incidence Rate0.1 cases per 1,000ā˜…12.77 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %ā˜…155 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.322.8ā˜…
Nurses and Midwives Density2.97 per 1,000 peopleā˜…0.52 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %8.6 %ā˜…
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %ā˜…52.93 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000200,000ā˜…
Total Number of Doctors2.54ā˜…1.16
Underweight Children Under 54.2ā˜…23.1

Military and Security

3 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Active Military Personnel216,000 personnel652,000 personnelā˜…
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %ā˜…2.91 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000943,000ā˜…

People and Society

41 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %63.16 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.63ā˜…0.43
Life expectancy at birth80.06 yearsā˜…71.26 years
Median age of population29.96 yearsā˜…20.75 years
Population Change1.20M persons3.70M personsā˜…
Population density67.89 per sq. kmā˜…336.17 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons259.17M personsā˜…
Academic Freedom Index0.71ā˜…0.27
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Beer Consumption per Capita4.55 litersā˜…0 liters
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %25.05 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %ā˜…34 %
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 people27.41 per 1,000 peopleā˜…
Death Rate (%)6.04 %5.79 %ā˜…
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDPā˜…1.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons64.60M personsā˜…
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)52.44 %ā˜…11.01 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate21.74 %ā˜…1.47 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/female104.85 male/femaleā˜…
Human Development Index0.43ā˜…0.26
Labor Force Participation Rate60.9683.64ā˜…
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 yearsā˜…5.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 peopleā˜…17.24 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01ā˜…166.95
Mean Years of Schooling10.18 yearsā˜…6.41 years
Military Manpower at Military Age18ā˜…17
Military Service Age and Obligation18ā˜…16
Old-Age Dependency Ratio11.9 %7.14 %ā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %89.31 %ā˜…
Physician Density2.59 people/sq kmā˜…1.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.82 %ā˜…
Population living in slums15.76 %52.86 %ā˜…
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio26.55ā˜…44.78
Total deaths685,869.9 personsā˜…1.59M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %ā˜…38.19 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.44 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-98,968.7 personsā˜…-1.65M persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live birthsā˜…55.06 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %2.45 %ā˜…
Voting Age Population63.72 millionsā˜…40.99 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48ā˜…0.06
Airports1,580ā˜…117
Civil Air Travel186ā˜…40
Heliports488ā˜…48

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita36.24B USDā˜…1.19B USD

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡° PakistanShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %11.5 %ā˜…

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Pakistan

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

Pakistan. Pakistan has 95% more people than Mexico (259.17 million vs 133.03 million). Data for 2026.

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

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 5.8 times the size of Pakistan's ($2.29 trillion vs $398.6 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

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

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $1,538 in Pakistan (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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