Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago: Trinidad and Tobago leads on Oil Exports (242,600) against Mexico (1.51); Trinidad and Tobago leads on Oil Production (144,900) against Mexico (2.98); Trinidad and Tobago leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (51,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 106 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 53 and Trinidad and Tobago wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %84.7 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 85% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points79.71 points
Radios31680,000
Televisions25.6425,000
Waterways2,900none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $246.43M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $28.95B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %6.75 %
Coal Revenue0.030
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %9 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.162.6
Electricity Consumption258.79.87
Electricity Exports7.310
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71100
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants170
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables90
Electricity Imports3.530
Electricity Installed Capacity72.562.61
Electricity Production302.710.07
Gross Fixed Investment21.515.9
Gross National Saving21.426.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %-4.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %0.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.6121.24
Natural Gas Exports36.8115.49
Natural Gas Imports50.120
Natural Gas Production31.5736.73
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8447.4
Oil Consumption2.0741,000
Oil Exports1.51242,600
Oil Imports496,00095,240
Oil Production2.98144,900
Oil Proved Reserves10.42728.3
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people20 people
Public Debt45.137
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.7 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9851,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800106,100
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,5000
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600134,700
Remittances3.70.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.05
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)13.323.24
Taxes and Other Revenues14.216.7
Unemployment Rate2.8 %4.6 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-959,620
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0533.63
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;200
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 on Trinidad is concentrated in the western half of the island, on Tobago in the southern half
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year0.61 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.893.84

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %15.72 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4490.17
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km540 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km362 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant47.12 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,91070

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %39.39 %
Administrative Divisions329
Independence1631
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)130.61122.85
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.412.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %1 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %54 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %18.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00010,000
Underweight Children Under 54.74.9

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,0005,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %41.25 %
Human Capital Index0.630.64
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years77.87 years
Median age of population29.96 years38.2 years
Population Change1.20M persons1,260.6 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km296.05 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons1.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.87
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %10.33 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.04 %8.69 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons381,795.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96649,900
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years9.93 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people545,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01173.74
Military Service Age and Obligation18generally 18-24 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2025)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %87.65 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km4.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %0.08 %
Population living in slums15.76 %8.02 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons12,888.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %48.31 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.51 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-1,079.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births15.26 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.481.26
Airports1,5803
Civil Air Travel18614

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