Mexico vs United States Virgin Islands: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 79 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Mexico and United States Virgin Islands: United States Virgin Islands leads on Oil Exports (380,800) against Mexico (1.51); Mexico leads on Irrigated Land (59,910) against United States Virgin Islands (1); United States Virgin Islands leads on Oil Consumption (85,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 79 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 38 and United States Virgin Islands wins on 27.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 33 metrics compared
  • Environment: 4 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 4 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 22 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)53.03 %64.38 %ā˜…
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 64% (2017 est.)
Radios31107,000ā˜…
Televisions25.668,000ā˜…
Waterways2,900none

Economy

33 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $ā˜…5.42B $
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDPNA
Electricity Consumption258.7654.7ā˜…
Electricity Exports7.31ā˜…0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7198ā˜…
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17ā˜…0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2ā˜…0
Electricity from Other Renewables9ā˜…2
Electricity Imports3.53ā˜…0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56325,000ā˜…
Electricity Production302.7704ā˜…
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.52 %4.3 %ā˜…
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5.53 %1 %ā˜…
Natural Gas Consumption81.61ā˜…0
Natural Gas Exports36.81ā˜…0
Natural Gas Imports50.12ā˜…0
Natural Gas Production31.57ā˜…0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8ā˜…0
Oil Consumption2.0785,000ā˜…
Oil Exports1.51380,800ā˜…
Oil Imports496,000ā˜…442,000
Oil Production2.9817,440ā˜…
Oil Proved Reserves10.42ā˜…0
Population Below Poverty Line41.9 people28.9 peopleā˜…
Public Debt45.1ā˜…45.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USDā˜…-1.3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.981,240ā˜…
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800ā˜…3,285
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500ā˜…23,480
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600ā˜…0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.1ā˜…0
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4428.9ā˜…
Unemployment Rate2.8 %ā˜…12.1 %

Environment

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.052.38ā˜…
Contiguous Zone24ā˜…12
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 Cityoverall population density throughout the islands is relatively low, but concentrations appear around Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas and Christiansted on St. Croix

Geography

5 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %15.89 %ā˜…
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4452.5ā˜…
Agricultural land1.04M sq. kmā˜…33 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 kmā˜…188 km
Irrigated Land59,910ā˜…1

Government

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %82.33 %ā˜…
Administrative Divisions32no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 3 islands are considered second-order: Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas
Independence16none (territory of the US)
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

4 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4ā˜…9.1
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000NA
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

People and Society

22 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %ā˜…48.5 %
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years81.96 yearsā˜…
Median age of population29.96 years44.91 yearsā˜…
Population Change1.20M personsā˜…-818.8 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. kmā˜…238.18 per sq. km
Total population133.03M personsā˜…83,372 persons
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %ā˜…10.88 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.04 %ā˜…9.43 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age35.92M personsā˜…16,328.95 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.9647,200ā˜…
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people52,000 peopleā˜…
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %ā˜…73.65 %
Physician Density2.43 people/sq kmNA
Population Growth Rate0.81 %ā˜…-0.58 %
Population living in slums15.76 %ā˜…1.1 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons1,264.3 personsā˜…
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %ā˜…61.13 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.05 per womanā˜…
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-454.4 personsā˜…
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births5.16 per live birthsā˜…

Transportation

2 metrics
MetricšŸ‡²šŸ‡½ MexicošŸ‡»šŸ‡® United States Virgin IslandsShare
Airports1,580ā˜…2
Heliports488ā˜…4

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