Mexico vs Vietnam: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 113 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Vietnam: Vietnam leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (438,000) against Mexico (1.98); Vietnam leads on Oil Exports (277,300) against Mexico (1.51); Vietnam leads on Oil Consumption (320,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 113 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 59 and Vietnam wins on 45.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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: 30 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %78.08 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 78% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points19.74 points
Radios318.2
Televisions25.63.57
Waterways2,90047,130

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $59.61B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $538.13B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.030.35
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %7.07 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.170.8
Electricity Consumption258.7143.2
Electricity Exports7.31713
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7156
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1743
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables91
Electricity Imports3.532.73
Electricity Installed Capacity72.5640.77
Electricity Production302.7158.2
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita40.26 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.536.1
Gross Fixed Investment21.528.2
Gross National Saving21.429
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %8.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %3.6 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.618.1
Natural Gas Exports36.810
Natural Gas Imports50.120
Natural Gas Production31.578.1
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8699.4
Oil Consumption2.07320,000
Oil Exports1.51277,300
Oil Imports496,000182,300
Oil Production2.98343,200
Oil Proved Reserves10.42600
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people4.3 people
Public Debt45.158.5
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD7.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98438,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,80025,620
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500282,800
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600153,800
Remittances3.73.2
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.49
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.331.6
Taxes and Other Revenues13.4424.8
Unemployment Rate2.8 %1.5 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M23.53M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.05305.4
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 Citythough it has one of the highest population densities in the world, the population is not evenly dispersed; clustering is heaviest along the South China Sea and Gulf of Tonkin, with the Mekong Delta (in the south) and the Red River Valley (in the north) h
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year71.42 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89884.12

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %17.75 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4462.71
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km125,053 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km3,444 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant432.08 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,91046,000

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %47.72 %
Administrative Divisions3258
Independence162
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.43.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP4.6 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %48 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.322.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %2.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,000250,000
Underweight Children Under 54.29.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000522,000

People and Society

30 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %71.66 %
Human Capital Index0.630.71
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years79.71 years
Median age of population29.96 years33.9 years
Population Change1.20M persons531,764.7 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km326.41 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons102.21M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.22
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %14.58 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %72.8 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %5.81 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP2.9 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons26.05M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.9657.13
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years10.97 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people9.32 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01164.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1817
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %87.65 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km1.11 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %0.86 %
Population living in slums15.76 %28.17 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons686,302 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %61.77 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman1.86 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-74,652.2 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births19 per live births

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇻🇳 VietnamShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480.46
Airports1,58036
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)00
Civil Air Travel186controlled by military
Heliports48826

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