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Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 122 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
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Leads on 61 of 122 metrics
Saudi Arabia
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Leads on 49 of 122 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Saudi Arabia: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against Saudi Arabia (2.48); Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (155,800) against Saudi Arabia (1.78); Mexico leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (461.89) against Saudi Arabia (2.40). Across 122 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 61 and Saudi Arabia wins on 49.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 8 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
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %100 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %100 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 100% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★27.94 points
Radios31★6.25
Televisions25.6★5.1
Waterways2,900none

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★30.82B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★1.56T $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %30.24 %★
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes★228.82M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★2.5 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %8.3 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★76
Electricity Consumption258.7296.2★
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★0
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5682.94★
Electricity Production302.7324.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita349.69 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient45.445.9★
Gross Fixed Investment21.521.5
Gross National Saving21.430.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %★-1.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %1.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP7.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption81.61109.3★
Natural Gas Exports36.81★0
Natural Gas Imports50.12★0
Natural Gas Production31.57109.3★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★8.62
Number of AI Patents Filed134 patents★1 patents
Oil Consumption2.072.64★
Oil Exports1.517.64★
Oil Imports496,000★83,150
Oil Production2.9810.52★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42262.6★
Population Below Poverty Line41.9 peopleNA
Public Debt45.113.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.983.29★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★1.78
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★609,600
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★2.48
Remittances3.7★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0
Robotics Research Funding0.25 USD0.64 USD★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★7.8
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★360.90B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★3.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %★65.1 %

Environment

8 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M★14.69M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05★656.51
Contiguous Zone24★18
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;not specific;
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 Cityhistorically a population that was mostly nomadic or semi-nomadic, the Saudi population has become more settled since oil was discovered in the 1930s; most of the country's population is now concentrated in a wide area across the middle of the peninsula,
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km24.77 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★2.2 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★2.4

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.52 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44★26.61
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km1.74M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★2,640 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★29.56 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★7,575

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %64.18 %★
Administrative Divisions32★13
Independence1623★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.8544.21★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.423.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD3,758.53 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %7 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %★35.4 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00012,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.23.5★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★282,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %52.77 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.6
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years82.13 years★
Median age of population29.96 years30.06 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★681,198 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km16.53 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★35.17M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.07
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★13.41 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★27.9 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %3.51 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★8.25M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★17.17
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★8.41 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★7.68 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★167.67
Military Manpower at Military Age18★17
Military Service Age and Obligation18voluntary military service for men (17-40) and women (typically 21-40, although maximum age may vary by role); no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %84.78 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km3.41 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.72 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %★0.55 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons78,615 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★34.89 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.36 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons166,821.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births7.26 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.481.36★
Airports1,580★90
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186★104
Heliports488★69

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %★4.25 %

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