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Mexico vs Switzerland: Compare Statistics

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

Mexico
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Leads on 55 of 112 metrics
Switzerland
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Leads on 49 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Switzerland: Switzerland leads on Oil Consumption (242,700) against Mexico (2.07); Switzerland leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (223,900) against Mexico (1.98); Switzerland leads on Oil Exports (9,851) against Mexico (1.51). Across 112 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 55 and Switzerland wins on 49.

  • 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🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %97.34 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 97% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points83.98 points★
Radios31★7.1
Televisions25.6★3.31
Waterways2,900★1,292

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★5.62B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★1.03T $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %★2.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP11.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.196.1★
Electricity Consumption258.7★58.46
Electricity Exports7.3130.17★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★3
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1767★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels218★
Electricity from Other Renewables913★
Electricity Imports3.5334.1★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★20.84
Electricity Production302.7★59.01
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita99.58 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★33.8
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★20.6
Gross National Saving21.433.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %1.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %1.1 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.7 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★3.71
Natural Gas Exports36.81★0
Natural Gas Imports50.12★3.68
Natural Gas Production31.57★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8NA cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
Oil Consumption2.07242,700★
Oil Exports1.519,851★
Oil Imports496,000★272,700
Oil Production2.983,488★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people15.8 people★
Public Debt45.119.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★1.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98223,900★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★7,345
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★165,100
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★61,550
Remittances3.7★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.330.21★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★9
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M94,222★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0533.31★
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 distribution corresponds to elevation, with the northern and western areas far more heavily populated; the higher Alps of the south limit settlement
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★53.5

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %10.55 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44193.06★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★14,840.06 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★368.47 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★494

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %97.65 %★
Administrative Divisions32★26
Independence16★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)93.857.42★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★5.3
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP11.8 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.2 %★
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km4.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %5 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.331.1★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %19.5 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00017,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★20,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %56.83 %★
Human Capital Index0.630.75★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years86.21 years★
Median age of population29.96 years43.24 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★31,734.2 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km★226.22 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons★9.01M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.77★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAB★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★10.01 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★71.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★8.61 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★1.91M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★5.15
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years10.87 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.43 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01178.42★
Military Manpower at Military Age1820★
Military Service Age and Obligation18every Swiss man 18-30 is obligated to serve in the military or the alternative civilian service; women can serve on a voluntary basis; required military service is 245 days, including 18-21 weeks of basic training generally between the ages of 19-25, foll
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★77.26 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km4.48 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.81 %★0.72 %
Population living in slums15.76 %★0 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons76,930.9 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %77.1 %★
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman★1.41 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons28,963.1 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births3.5 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇭 SwitzerlandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.483★
Airports1,580★66
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186★89
Heliports488★52

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