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Mexico vs Vanuatu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 102 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 58 of 102 metrics
Vanuatu
vut
Leads on 32 of 102 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Vanuatu: Vanuatu leads on Total net-migration (17.30 persons) against Mexico (-98,969 persons); Vanuatu leads on Major Urban Areas Population (53,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people); Vanuatu leads on Radios (67,000) against Mexico (31). Across 102 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 58 and Vanuatu wins on 32.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★45.73 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Radios3167,000★
Televisions25.62,300★
Waterways2,900none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★239.20M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★1.26B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %20 %★
Coal Revenue0.03★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★59.1
Electricity Consumption258.7★58.59
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7171
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants17★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables929★
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5637,000★
Electricity Production302.7★63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★12.93 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment20.221.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %★-19.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★11.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.5 % of GDPNA
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★0
Oil Consumption2.071,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★761
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people15.9 people★
Public Debt45.1★71.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.981,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★1,073
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.712.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.54★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)8.41★25.71
Taxes and Other Revenues14.217.4★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★5.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M8,621★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05★292,000
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfnatural prolongation of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
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 Citythree quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★4.38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★10

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.6 %
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★1,870 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★2,528 km
Irrigated Land59,910★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %54.55 %★
Administrative Divisions32★6
Independence1630★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.419.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.5 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★100 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %25.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000NA
Underweight Children Under 54.2★11.7

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %68.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.48
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★74.94 years
Median age of population29.96 years★20.27 years
Population Change1.20M persons★7,550.4 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km28.09 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★342,560.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.91★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %20.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★49 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %4.02 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP7.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★83,702.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96118,100★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★4.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people53,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★168.09
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★30.17 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.51 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %★3.22 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons1,608.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★53.29 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.49 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons17.3 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★15.87 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.481.26★
Airports1,580★31
Civil Air Travel186no major transport aircraft

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