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Mexico vs Peru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 58 of 111 metrics
Peru
per
Leads on 46 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Peru: Peru leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (250,000) against Mexico (1.98); Peru leads on Oil Consumption (189,000) against Mexico (2.07); Peru leads on Oil Production (158,300) against Mexico (2.98). Across 111 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 58 and Peru wins on 46.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★79.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★42.88 points
Radios31★6.65
Televisions25.6★3.06
Waterways2,9008,808★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★332.50B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %16.6 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★82.1
Electricity Consumption258.7★44.61
Electricity Exports7.3155★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1735★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★4
Electricity Imports3.5322★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★14.73
Electricity Production302.7★50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.525.4★
Gross National Saving21.4★19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %3.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %2 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★7.48
Natural Gas Exports36.81★5.51
Natural Gas Imports50.12★0
Natural Gas Production31.57★12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8455.9★
Oil Consumption2.07189,000★
Oil Exports1.5173,280★
Oil Imports496,000★88,080
Oil Production2.98158,300★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42532.7★
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people27.5 people★
Public Debt45.135.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98250,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★166,600
Remittances3.7★1.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.12★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.33★4.84
Taxes and Other Revenues14.215.9★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★4.9 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M★4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0558.9★
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 Cityapproximately one third of the population resides along the desert coastal belt in the west, with a strong focus on the capital city of Lima; the Andean highlands, or sierra, contain roughly half of the population; the eastern slopes of the Andes and adjo
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★1.88

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44237.79★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★254,750.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★25,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %26.73 %★
Administrative Divisions32★24
Independence1628★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.8520.2★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★6.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP6.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★51 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.321.9★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %19.7 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00091,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.22.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★158,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %52.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.64★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years82.78 years★
Median age of population29.96 years30.52 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★392,941.5 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km27.29 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.84★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %16.43 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %77.4 %★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★18.92
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years9.15 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★74.19 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %★0.55 %
Population living in slums15.76 %42.57 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons144,928.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.92 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons3,559 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births11.59 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇵🇪 PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.42
Airports1,580★174
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186★44
Heliports488★7

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