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Mexico vs Suriname: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
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Leads on 61 of 115 metrics
Suriname
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Leads on 48 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Suriname: Suriname leads on Major Urban Areas Population (239,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Suriname leads on Radios (300,000) against Mexico (31); Suriname leads on Oil Consumption (15,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 115 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 61 and Suriname wins on 48.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 48 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)81.18 %87.4 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★78.4 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points74.49 points★
Radios31300,000★
Televisions25.663,000★
Waterways2,900★1,200

Economy

48 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★165.97M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★4.89B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.33 %36.2 %★
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes★427,741 tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %10 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %14.43 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★75
Electricity Consumption258.7★1.75
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★61
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1738★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★2
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56504,000★
Electricity Production302.7★1.97
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita60.9 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★39.2
Gross National Saving21.446.6★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★16.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.2 % 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★0
Oil Consumption2.0715,000★
Oil Exports1.513,058★
Oil Imports496,000★5,668
Oil Production2.9814,460★
Oil Proved Reserves10.4278.9★
Population Below Poverty Line41.9 people★70 people
Public Debt45.1★75.8
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9813,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★14,000
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★10,700
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★7,571
Remittances3.7★3.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.12.36★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.332.18★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4416.4★
Top Exporting Countries320.77B USD★2.30B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★7.4 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %53.82 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M119,181★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.052.52★
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 concentrated along the northern coastal strip; the remainder of the country is sparsely populated
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km★14.89 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★90 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★99

Geography

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44362.88★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★616 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94M★160,507.61
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★386 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant30,792.14 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★600

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %50.13 %★
Administrative Divisions32★10
Independence1625★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %55.85 %★
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)99.1546.48★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★13.8
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★718.55 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★5.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★1.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★84 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %26.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0005,200★
Underweight Children Under 54.2★6.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★2,000

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %51.97 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★79.05 years
Median age of population29.96 years★28.83 years
Population Change1.20M persons★5,705.4 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km4.14 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★645,269 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.83★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★14.63 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★39.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★6.74 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★162,506.05 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96255,500★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people239,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01172.72★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★73.91 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★1.36 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.04 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %17.51 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons3,898.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★49.75 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.19 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-1,261 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births10.65 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480.48
Airports1,580★55
Civil Air Travel186★1
Heliports488★1

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇸🇷 SurinameShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %10 %★

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