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Mexico vs United Kingdom: 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 51 of 112 metrics
United Kingdom
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Leads on 51 of 112 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and United Kingdom: Mexico leads on Refined Petroleum Products Production (844,600) against United Kingdom (1.29); Mexico leads on Oil Imports (496,000) against United Kingdom (1.45); Mexico leads on Population living in slums (15.76 %) against United Kingdom (0.16 %). Across 112 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 51 and United Kingdom wins on 51.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points78.89 points★
Radios3184.5★
Televisions25.630.5★
Waterways2,9003,200★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $4.10T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index86.193.8★
Electricity Consumption258.7309.2★
Electricity Exports7.31★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels29★
Electricity from Other Renewables939★
Electricity Imports3.5319.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5697.06★
Electricity Production302.7318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita94.28 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★13.9
Gross National Saving21.4★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP2.4 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★79.17
Natural Gas Exports36.81★11.27
Natural Gas Imports50.12★47
Natural Gas Production31.5742.11★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★176
Oil Consumption2.07★1.62
Oil Exports1.51★1.31
Oil Imports496,000★1.45
Oil Production2.98★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people18.6 people★
Public Debt45.1★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★1.29
Remittances3.7★0.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)4.260.5★
Taxes and Other Revenues14.227.4★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★4.2 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M★5.08M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05340.94★
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 Citythe core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★147

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44115★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km12,429 km★
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,910★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions32England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence16no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)117.668.38★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★7.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.4 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth21.329★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %27.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000NA
Underweight Children Under 54.20.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.630.79★
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years83.69 years★
Median age of population29.96 years40.33 years★
Population Change1.20M persons★377,688.2 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.67
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAC★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %★10.76 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★9.25 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years11.65 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %86.48 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km3.3 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.81 %★0.4 %
Population living in slums15.76 %★0.16 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.482.25★
Airports1,580★1,057
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186618★
Heliports488★139

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