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Mexico vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 68 of 108 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 35 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Uganda: Uganda leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Mexico (340,000); Uganda leads on Televisions (500,000) against Mexico (25.60); Uganda leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (32,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 108 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 68 and Uganda wins on 35.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★15.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★37.61 points
Radios31★5
Televisions25.6500,000★
Waterways2,900★907

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★15.59B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★61.62B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %9 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %21.28 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP6.5 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★66.7
Electricity Consumption258.7★3.11
Electricity Exports7.31121★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★19
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1768★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables912★
Electricity Imports3.5350★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★1.02
Electricity Production302.7★3.46
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★2.25 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★42.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.524.9★
Gross National Saving21.4★20.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2 % 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★14.16
Oil Consumption2.0714,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★13,770
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★1
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people20.3 people★
Public Debt45.1★53.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD6.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9832,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★31,490
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.7★2.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.17.32★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.44★60.11
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★13
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★3 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M97,949★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.056.35★
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 density is relatively high in comparison to other African nations; most of the population is concentrated in the central and southern parts of the country, particularly along the shores of Lake Victoria and Lake Albert; the northeast is least p
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★60.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %24.89 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4496★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★144,150 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant1,452.28 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★105

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %31.2 %★
Administrative Divisions32134★
Independence16★9
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★2.2
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★19.4
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %5.3 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001.4★
Underweight Children Under 54.2★9.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★46,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %57.22 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★72.43 years
Median age of population29.96 years★17.09 years
Population Change1.20M persons1.33M persons★
Population density67.89 per sq. km★264.01 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons★52.75M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.2
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★50.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %4.61 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★2.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★13.11M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★22.83
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★4.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★3.85 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★165.62
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %78.11 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.19 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %3.13 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %47.25 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons237,961.1 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.95 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons★-184,946.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★34.85 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.02
Airports1,580★39
Civil Air Travel186★6
Heliports2★1

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