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Mexico vs Venezuela: Compare Statistics

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

Mexico
mex
Leads on 65 of 108 metrics
Venezuela
ven
Leads on 34 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Venezuela: Venezuela leads on Oil Consumption (746,000) against Mexico (2.07); Venezuela leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (659,000) against Mexico (1.98); Mexico leads on Total Renewable Water Resources (461.89) against Venezuela (1.32). Across 108 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 65 and Venezuela wins on 34.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 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🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)53.03 %61.6 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 62% (2017 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points★29.21 points
Radios31★10.75
Televisions25.6★4.1
Waterways2,9007,100★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★8.19B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★162.01B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %29.5 %★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %21.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★3.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★0
Electricity Consumption258.7★71.96
Electricity Exports7.31★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★51
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1749★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★0
Electricity Imports3.53★0
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★31
Electricity Production302.7★109.3
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★54.47 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient45.4★39
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★19.3
Gross National Saving21.4★12.1
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)3.52 %★-5.84 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★200.9 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.6 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61★24.21
Natural Gas Exports36.81★0
Natural Gas Imports50.12★0
Natural Gas Production31.57★27.07
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8★5.74
Oil Consumption2.07746,000★
Oil Exports1.511.87★
Oil Imports496,000★0
Oil Production2.98★2.38
Oil Proved Reserves10.42211.2★
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people33.1 people★
Public Debt45.138.9★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD★-19.67 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98659,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800325,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★20,640
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600926,300★
Remittances3.7★0.03
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)9.04★9.71
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4444.2★
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★5.5 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-3.55M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0576.73★
Contiguous Zone24★15
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 Citymost of the population is concentrated in the northern and western highlands along an eastern spur at the northern end of the Andes, an area that includes the capital of Caracas
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year227 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★1.33

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.83 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44204.72★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★215,000 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★2,800 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,928.85 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★10,550

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %★0.52 %
Administrative Divisions32★23
Independence16★5
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)104.155.85★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★8.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★0.5 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★227 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %25.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000100,000★
Underweight Children Under 54.2NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000343,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %★47.71 %
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★77.19 years
Median age of population29.96 years★29.62 years
Population Change1.20M persons★207,929.9 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km31.16 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★28.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.13
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAB-C★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %16.45 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %75 %★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★6.54 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★0 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★7.03M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★11.14
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★2.97 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01171.59★
Military Manpower at Military Age1818
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %88.66 %★
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★1.66 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %0.88 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %25.03 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons220,071.7 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★61.52 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman2.05 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-8,316.8 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★17.21 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇪 VenezuelaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.06
Airports1,580★509
Civil Air Travel186★56
Heliports488★88

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