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Mexico vs Paraguay: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 112 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
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Leads on 65 of 112 metrics
Paraguay
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Leads on 40 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Paraguay: Paraguay leads on Televisions (990,000) against Mexico (25.60); Paraguay leads on Radios (925,000) against Mexico (31); Paraguay leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (43,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 112 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 65 and Paraguay wins on 40.

  • 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★78.09 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points56.84 points★
Radios31925,000★
Televisions25.6990,000★
Waterways2,9003,100★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★5.31B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★49.47B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★5.5 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %17 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.7 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★76
Electricity Consumption258.7★10.9
Electricity Exports7.3141.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★0
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1799★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★1
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★8.87
Electricity Production302.7★63.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★25.73 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.544.4★
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★17.9
Gross National Saving21.4★18.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.8 % 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 Consumption2.0731,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★23,810
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people24.7 people★
Public Debt45.118.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4.2 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9843,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★40,760
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.7★2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.21★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.33★3.23
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★10.1
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★6.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M291,031★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.057.51★
Contiguous Zone24★12
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 of the population resides in the eastern half of the country; to the west lies the Gran Chaco (a semi-arid lowland plain), which accounts for 60% of the land territory, but only 2% of the overall population
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★41.64 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★387.77

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4469.86★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★222,758.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant4,696.64 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★1,362

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %26.33 %★
Administrative Divisions32★17
Independence16★14
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)117.6663.08★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★9.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★58 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.322.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %20.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00019,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.21.3★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★29,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %55.33 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.54
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★79.64 years
Median age of population29.96 years★27.24 years
Population Change1.20M persons★89,506.6 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km17.54 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★7.10M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.7
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %15.66 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★68.4 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %4.97 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★1.85M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★3.5
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★7.05 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★3.51 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01172.83★
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★60.92 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km3.89 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.06 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %★10.63 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons31,625.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %66.22 %★
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.38 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-14,123.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★19.12 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇾 ParaguayShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.1
Airports1,580★83
Civil Air Travel186★9
Heliports488★29

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