Mexico vs Yemen: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 118 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Yemen: Yemen leads on Oil Exports (207,700) against Mexico (1.51); Yemen leads on Oil Production (258,800) against Mexico (2.98); Yemen leads on Oil Consumption (157,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 118 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 78 and Yemen wins on 29.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 8 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: 4 metrics compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)69.63 %17.49 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)71.49 %13.82 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 14% (2020 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points31.45 points
Radios311.05
Televisions25.6470,000
Waterways2,900none

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $-1.36B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $-25.76B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)23.48 %6.18 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes2.43M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %NA
Coal Revenue0.030
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %30 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP5.6 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.10
Electricity Consumption258.73.68
Electricity Exports7.310
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7179
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants170
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables921
Electricity Imports3.530
Electricity Installed Capacity72.561.82
Electricity Production302.74.78
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita2.99 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.536.7
Gross Fixed Investment21.517.8
Gross National Saving21.4-1.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %-1.1 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %29.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDPprior to the start of the civil war in 2014, annual military expenditures were approximately 4-5% of Yemen's GDP
Natural Gas Consumption81.61481.4
Natural Gas Exports36.810
Natural Gas Imports50.120
Natural Gas Production31.57481.4
Natural Gas Proved Reserves279.8478.5
Oil Consumption2.07157,000
Oil Exports1.51207,700
Oil Imports496,00064,610
Oil Production2.98258,800
Oil Proved Reserves10.423
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people48.6 people
Public Debt45.168.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD0.8 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.98104,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,80012,670
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,50075,940
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,60020,180
Remittances3.720.05
Revenue from Forest Resources0.10.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)7.233.3
Taxes and Other Revenues13.449
Top Exporting Countries490.51B USD1.89B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %17.1 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %33.1 %

Environment

8 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M-18,079
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.058.19
Contiguous Zone2418
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 vast majority of the population is found in the Asir Mountains (part of the larger Sarawat Mountain system), located in the far western region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km1.19 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year1.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.892.1

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %2.38 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4413.99
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km234,520 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km1,906 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant10.62 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land59,9106,800

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %1.01 %
Administrative Divisions3222
Independence1622
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.45.5
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD123.37 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP4.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %(2021 est.) <0.1%
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km0.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %118 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.320.8
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %17.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,00011,000
Underweight Children Under 54.240.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,00040,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %63.72 %
Human Capital Index0.630.37
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years72.72 years
Median age of population29.96 years18.41 years
Population Change1.20M persons1.26M persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km81.27 per sq. km
Total population133.03M persons42.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.24
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %29.07 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %33.5 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %6.21 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.3 % of GDPNA
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons10.54M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.967.85
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years4.27 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people3.29 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01159.89
Military Manpower at Military Age1814
Military Service Age and Obligation18limited available information; 18 is the legal minimum age for military service under the Yemeni Government (2025) note: there is widespread recruitment of fighters by numerous armed groups operating in Yemen; all parties to the civil war have been implic
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %84.53 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km0.1 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %2.22 %
Population living in slums15.76 %43.37 %
Total deaths685,869.9 persons181,722.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %45.18 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman4.4 per woman
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons14,223.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births36.47 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇾🇪 YemenShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.480
Airports1,58037
Civil Air Travel18611
Heliports4886

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