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Mexico vs Russia: Compare Statistics

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

Mexico
mex
Leads on 36 of 112 metrics
Russia
rus
Leads on 67 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Russia: Russia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1) against Mexico (340,000); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Russia (6.08); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (155,800) against Russia (2.67). Across 112 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 36 and Russia wins on 67.

  • 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %92.25 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 92% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★24.57 points
Radios3161.5★
Televisions25.660.5★
Waterways2,900102,000★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $111.04B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $2.61T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.030.53★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %10.55 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★5.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.193.1★
Electricity Consumption258.7909.6★
Electricity Exports7.3113.13★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★68
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1721★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels211★
Electricity from Other Renewables9★1
Electricity Imports3.53★3.19
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56244.9★
Electricity Production302.7★1.03
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita224.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★35.1
Gross Fixed Investment21.523.2★
Gross National Saving21.426.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★6.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP7 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption81.61467.5★
Natural Gas Exports36.81210.2★
Natural Gas Imports50.12★15.77
Natural Gas Production31.57665.6★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★47.8
Oil Consumption2.072.94★
Oil Exports1.517.3★
Oil Imports496,000★42,750
Oil Production2.9810.13★
Oil Proved Reserves10.4260★
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people12.1 people★
Public Debt45.118.5★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4.3 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.983.65★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★2.67
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★41,920
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★6.08
Remittances3.7★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.29★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.260.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★12.1
Unemployment Rate2.8 %2.6 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M★47.39M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.051.84★
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 heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year788 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★4.53

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.29 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4477.33★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km2.15M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km37,653 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★43,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %★1.68 %
Administrative Divisions3246★
Independence1625★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.2717.03★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★5.9
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP7.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %9 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.325.2★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %23.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001★
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,0001.45M★

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %53.91 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.77★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years81.33 years★
Median age of population29.96 years40.61 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★-917,387.6 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km8.78 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons143.17M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.18
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★8.27 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★68 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★13.93 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.2 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★33.21M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.9672.52★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years12.66 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★12.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01176.46★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %79.31 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km5.11 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.81 %★-0.49 %
Population living in slums15.76 %★2.46 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons★1.62M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★56.39 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman★1.44 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons★-487,124.9 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births4.79 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇷🇺 RussiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480.65★
Airports1,580★905
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)02★
Civil Air Travel186NA major transport aircraft
Heliports488494★

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