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Mexico vs Uganda: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 173 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 107 of 173 metrics
Uganda
uga
Leads on 58 of 173 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 2.5 times as many people as Uganda (133.03 million vs 52.75 million). Mexico's economy is 37.2 times the size of Uganda's ($2.29 trillion vs $61.62 billion GDP).

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 173 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 107 and Uganda wins on 58.

  • Communications: 9 metrics compared
  • Economy: 67 metrics compared
  • Environment: 11 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 9 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 3 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 39 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Travel and Tourism: 1 metric compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Fixed Broadband Penetration21.74 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants★0.21 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %★8.95 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★15.25 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 15% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed21.74 Mbps★0.21 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★37.61 points
Radios31★5
Televisions25.6500,000★
Waterways2,900★907

Economy

67 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 $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %★22.4 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes★8.60M tonnes
Bank Account Ownership Rate53.03 %72.83 %★
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
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %76.93 %★
Gender Pay Gap Percentage-4.56 %48.33 %★
Gender Wage Gap-4.56 %★48.33 %
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★42.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.524.9★
Gross National Saving21.4★20.6
High-Tech Export Percentage78.22 %★22.3 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USD★2,980.38 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate3.81 %3.58 %★
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★
Private Investment (% of GDP)19.21 % of GDP★13.44 % of GDP
Public Debt45.1★53.1
R&D Expenditure (% of GDP)0.27 %0.44 %★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD6.1 USD★
Real Interest Rate Trends2.7 %14.75 %★
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
Researchers in R&D per Million419.44 researchers★81.31 researchers
Revenue from Forest Resources0.17.32★
Robotics Research Funding0.27 USD0.44 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.44★60.11
Tax Burden (% of GDP)14.82 %12.63 %★
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)14.82 % of GDP★12.63 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★13
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★9.03B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.48 %6.04 %★
Tourism Contribution to GDP8.46 %★2.53 %
Tourism Revenue (% of GDP)8.46 %★2.53 %
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★3 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %★80.03 %
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %4.18 %★

Environment

11 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M97,949★
Annual Forest Area Change Rate-127,765.63 %-28,098 %★
Average Annual Temperature21.68 °C23.87 °C★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.056.35★
Global Precipitation Distribution809.08 mm1,307.74 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 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
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km16.1 sq km★
Protected Land Area Percentage15.3 %16.1 %★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★29 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★60.1
Total Threatened Mammal Species97 species32 species★

Geography

7 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
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94M★200,520
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

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %31.2 %★
Administrative Divisions32134★
Corruption Perception Index26 index26 index
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index26 index
Independence16★9
LGBT Rights Index Score6.13★-2.5
Prison Population Rate188 per 100,000150 per 100,000★
Public Sector Corruption Perception2626
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %★18.1 %
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/m²★21.6 kg/m²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %90 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★2.2
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 years★68.49 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 births★1.45 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★175.62 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 score★54 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 years★68.49 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★5.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km★0.5 people/sq km
Hospital Beds per Capita1.05 beds per 1,000★0.5 beds per 1,000
Malaria Incidence Rate0.1 cases per 1,000★264.23 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★170 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★19.4
Nurses and Midwives Density3.03 per 1,000 people★2.27 per 1,000 people
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %5.3 %★
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %32.17 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001.4★
Total Number of Doctors2.59★0.19
Underweight Children Under 54.2★9.7

Military and Security

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Active Military Personnel216,000 personnel★45,000 personnel
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %★1.96 %
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★46,000

People and Society

39 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
Beer Consumption per Capita4.55 liters★0.7 liters
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %38.91 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★50.2 %
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 people34.44 per 1,000 people★
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
Female Tertiary Enrollment Rate (%)30.98 %★4.01 %
Fixed Broadband Penetration Rate21.74 %★0.21 %
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/female★102.26 male/female
Human Development Index0.43★0.26
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
Mean Years of Schooling10.18 years★6.69 years
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Old-Age Dependency Ratio11.9 %3.99 %★
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 %★
Primary School Pupil-Teacher Ratio26.55★42.66
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
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %4.8 %★
Voting Age Population54.52 millions★49.77 millions

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

Travel and Tourism

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Tourism Receipts per Capita33.50B USD★1.32B USD

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇺🇬 UgandaShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %9.75 %★

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Uganda

Which has a larger population, Mexico or Uganda?▾

Mexico. Mexico has 2.5 times as many people as Uganda (133.03 million vs 52.75 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Mexico or Uganda?▾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 37.2 times the size of Uganda's ($2.29 trillion vs $61.62 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Mexico or Uganda?▾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $1,168 in Uganda (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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