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Mexico vs Panama: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
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Leads on 56 of 107 metrics
Panama
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Leads on 46 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Panama: Panama leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (146,000) against Mexico (1.98); Panama leads on Oil Consumption (97,000) against Mexico (2.07); Panama leads on Radios (815,000) against Mexico (31). Across 107 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 56 and Panama wins on 46.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★68.55 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points66.75 points★
Radios31815,000★
Televisions25.6510,000★
Waterways2,900★800

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★2.32B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★104.39B $
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %7.52 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP7.3 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.192★
Electricity Consumption258.7★8.71
Electricity Exports7.31139★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★36
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1751★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables913★
Electricity Imports3.5330★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★3.4
Electricity Production302.7★10.6
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita78.01 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.548.9★
Gross Fixed Investment21.530.1★
Gross National Saving21.438.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %★-2.6 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %0.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.1 % 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 Consumption2.0797,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★77,910
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people21.8 people★
Public Debt45.137.4★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.9 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98146,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★66
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★129,200
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.7★0.6
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0.08
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)3.893.75★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★7.5
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★6.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-337,693★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0523.46★
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 Citypopulation is concentrated towards the center of the country, particularly around the Canal, but a sizeable segment of the populace also lives in the far west around David; the eastern third of the country is sparsely inhabited
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★21 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★139.3

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★1.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44145.1★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★21,675.24 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★2,490 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant1,959.21 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★394

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %33.75 %★
Administrative Divisions32★10
Independence16★3
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.8540.44★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★11.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP9.7 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %37 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★21.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %22.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00031,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.22.9★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★28,000

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %52.57 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.5
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years83.81 years★
Median age of population29.96 years30.58 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★56,877.2 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km62.39 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★4.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.91★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %17.11 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★50.8 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %5.48 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★1.16M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★2.21
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★6.58 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.98 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★168.49
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★68.99 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★1.63 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.44 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %★12.04 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons21,615.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★60.42 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.07 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons6,740.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★12.92 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇦 PanamaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480.55★
Airports1,580★77
Civil Air Travel186★5
Heliports488★1

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