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Mexico vs Somalia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 148 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 93 of 148 metrics
Somalia
som
Leads on 42 of 148 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 6.6 times as many people as Somalia (133.03 million vs 20.3 million). Mexico's economy is 170 times the size of Somalia's ($2.29 trillion vs $13.51 billion GDP).

Comparing Mexico and Somalia: Somalia leads on Radios (470,000) against Mexico (31); Somalia leads on Energy Consumption per Capita (USD) (649,000 USD per capita) against Mexico (57.54 USD per capita); Somalia leads on Televisions (135,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 148 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 93 and Somalia wins on 42.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 12 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 8 metrics compared
  • Health: 20 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 35 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration20.75 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★0.72 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %★27.94 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)78.63 %★27.6 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 28% (2022 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed20.75 Mbps★0.72 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★40.49 points
Radios31470,000★
Televisions25.6135,000★
Waterways2,900none

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★6.48B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★13.51B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %26.75 %★
Bank Account Ownership Rate39.14 %★38.66 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %NA
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %NA
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDPNA
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★51.6
Electricity Consumption258.7315.3★
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7193★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★7
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5685,000★
Electricity Production302.7339★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita649,000 USD per capita★
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %★21.5 %
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★36.8
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★20
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USD★1,403.81 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.52 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★6.8 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP6 % 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★5.66
Oil Consumption2.075,000★
Oil Exports1.511,109★
Oil Imports496,000★3,827
Oil Production2.98110★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people★54.4 people
Public Debt45.1★93
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.985,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★5,590
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.715.8★
Tax Burden (% of GDP)14.82 %2.24 %★
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)14.82 % of GDP★2.24 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★0
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★3.73B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.48 %6.39 %★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★18.9 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %33.85 %★
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %★34.23 %

Environment

12 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M22,766★
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-127,765.63 %-75,950 %★
Average Annual Temperature21.68 °C27.11 °C★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05★838,000
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;200
Global Precipitation Distribution809.08 mm★152.43 mm
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 Citydistribution varies greatly throughout the country; least densely populated areas are in the northeast and central regions, as well as areas along the Kenyan border; most populated areas are in and around the cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Boorama, Hargeysa,
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km★0 sq km
Protected Land Area Percentage15.3 %★0 %
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★3.3 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★14.7
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species18 species★

Geography

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.36 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44102.49★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★441,308.6 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94M★627,340
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★3,025 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★0 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★2,000

Government

8 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %★-0.05 %
Administrative Divisions32★18
Corruption Perception Index26 index9 index★
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index★9 index
Independence16★1
LGBT Rights Index Score6.13★-0.34
Public Sector Corruption Perception269★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

20 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/m²★22.5 kg/m²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %★64 %
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★5.8
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 years★58.97 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 births★3.49 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★57.36 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 score★30 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 years★58.97 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km★0.9 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita0.96 beds per 1,000★0.87 beds per 1,000
Malaria Incidence Rate0.1 cases per 1,000★53.28 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★563 %
Nurses and Midwives Density2.69 per 1,000 people★0.26 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %8.3 %★
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %30.78 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0008,700★
Total Number of Doctors2.24★0.05
Underweight Children Under 54.7★23

Military and Security

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Active Military Personnel216,000 personnel★14,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %★1.54 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★14,000

People and Society

35 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %63.89 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★63.7 years
Median age of population29.96 years★15.65 years
Population Change1.20M persons★683,162 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km32.22 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★20.30M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.49
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAA
Beer Consumption per Capita4.55 liters★0 liters
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %46.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★6.9 %
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 people42.35 per 1,000 people★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★11.22 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★4.55M persons
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate20.75 %★0.72 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/female103.7 male/female★
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★3.44
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★2.61 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★166.6
Military Manpower at Military Age18males: 1,615,598 years of age (1997 est.)
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio11.9 %5.05 %★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %82.64 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %3.32 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %43.35 %★
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio27.99★35.52
Total deaths685,869.9 persons179,638.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★25.21 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman5.8 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons27,375.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★94.25 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %4.29 %★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇴 SomaliaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.02
Airports1,580★40
Civil Air Travel186★1

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Somalia

Which has a larger population, Mexico or Somalia?▾

Mexico. Mexico has 6.6 times as many people as Somalia (133.03 million vs 20.3 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Mexico or Somalia?▾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 170 times the size of Somalia's ($2.29 trillion vs $13.51 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Mexico or Somalia?▾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $665.46 in Somalia (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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