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Mexico vs Peru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 123 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more ā€” latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 68 of 123 metrics
Peru
per
Leads on 48 of 123 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 123 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 68 and Peru wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 12 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %ā˜…81.96 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %ā˜…79.48 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 pointsā˜…42.88 points
Radios31ā˜…6.65
Televisions25.6ā˜…3.06
Waterways2,9008,808ā˜…

Economy

51 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $ā˜…21.05B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $ā˜…332.50B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %ā˜…19.42 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnesā˜…39.28M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %ā˜…4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.03ā˜…0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %16.6 %ā˜…
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDPā˜…5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1ā˜…82.1
Electricity Consumption258.7ā˜…44.61
Electricity Exports7.3155ā˜…
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71ā˜…61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1735ā˜…
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables9ā˜…4
Electricity Imports3.5322ā˜…
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56ā˜…14.73
Electricity Production302.7ā˜…50.13
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capitaā˜…30.92 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5ā˜…40.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.525.4ā˜…
Gross National Saving21.4ā˜…19.8
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %3.1 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %2 %ā˜…
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDPā˜…0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61ā˜…7.48
Natural Gas Exports36.81ā˜…5.51
Natural Gas Imports50.12ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production31.57ā˜…12.99
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8455.9ā˜…
Number of AI Patents Filed134 patentsā˜…4 patents
Oil Consumption2.07189,000ā˜…
Oil Exports1.5173,280ā˜…
Oil Imports496,000ā˜…88,080
Oil Production2.98158,300ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves10.42532.7ā˜…
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people27.5 peopleā˜…
Public Debt45.135.2ā˜…
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD3.3 USDā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98250,000ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800ā˜…62,640
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500ā˜…65,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600ā˜…166,600
Remittances3.7ā˜…1.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.12ā˜…
Robotics Research Funding0.27 USDā˜…0.18 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.33ā˜…4.84
Taxes and Other Revenues14.215.9ā˜…
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USDā˜…82.54B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %ā˜…4.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %ā˜…72.86 %

Environment

6 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Annual COā‚‚ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73Mā˜…4.18M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0558.9ā˜…
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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km22.26 sq kmā˜…
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year303 Cubic meters per yearā˜…
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89ā˜…1.88

Geography

7 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %ā˜…0.47 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44237.79ā˜…
Agricultural land1.04M sq. kmā˜…254,750.8 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94Mā˜…1.28M
Coastline Length (km)9,330 kmā˜…2,414 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitantā˜…163.74 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910ā˜…25,800

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %26.73 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions32ā˜…24
Independence1628ā˜…
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

12 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %49.43 %ā˜…
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.8520.2ā˜…
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4ā˜…6.4
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USDā˜…1,243.74 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP6.2 % of GDPā˜…
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.6 people/sq kmā˜…
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %ā˜…51 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.321.9ā˜…
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %19.7 %ā˜…
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00091,000ā˜…
Underweight Children Under 54.22.7ā˜…

Military and Security

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000ā˜…158,000

People and Society

29 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %52.06 %ā˜…
Human Capital Index0.630.64ā˜…
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years82.78 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.96 years30.52 yearsā˜…
Population Change1.20M personsā˜…392,941.5 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km27.29 per sq. kmā˜…
Total population133.03M personsā˜…34.94M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.84ā˜…
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %16.43 %ā˜…
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %77.4 %ā˜…
Death Rate (%)6.04 %ā˜…9.79 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.2 % of GDPā˜…
Female population of reproductive age35.92M personsā˜…9.29M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96ā˜…18.92
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years9.15 yearsā˜…
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 peopleā˜…11.2 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01ā˜…165.23
Military Manpower at Military Age18ā˜…17
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %ā˜…74.19 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq kmā˜…1.69 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %ā˜…0.55 %
Population living in slums15.76 %42.57 %ā˜…
Total deaths685,869.9 persons144,928.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %ā˜…59.43 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.92 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons3,559 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births11.59 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48ā˜…0.42
Airports1,580ā˜…174
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186ā˜…44
Heliports488ā˜…7

Other

1 metric
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡µšŸ‡Ŗ PeruShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %ā˜…4.25 %

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