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Mexico vs Zambia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 73 of 117 metrics
Zambia
zmb
Leads on 38 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Mexico and Zambia: Zambia leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.50) against Mexico (340,000); Zambia leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (23,000) against Mexico (1.98); Zambia leads on Televisions (277,000) against Mexico (25.60). Across 117 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 73 and Zambia wins on 38.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %★17.1 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)78.63 %★15 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 33% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points57.33 points★
Radios31★1.2
Televisions25.6277,000★
Waterways2,900★2,250

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★826.47M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★32.38B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %★23.79 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes★12.68M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %9.1 %★
Coal Revenue0.030.04★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %12.5 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★4.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★56.9
Electricity Consumption258.7★11.04
Electricity Exports7.31★1.18
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★5
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1793★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★2
Electricity Imports3.53★2.19
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★2.57
Electricity Production302.7★11.55
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★8.27 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.551.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.5★20.5
Gross National Saving21.438.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %3.5 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★15 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP1.3 % of GDP★
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 Consumption2.0716,000★
Oil Exports1.51360★
Oil Imports496,000★17,570
Oil Production2.98190★
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people★60 people
Public Debt45.1★71.4
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9823,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★371
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★10,150
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★13,120
Remittances3.7★0.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.14.45★
Robotics Research Funding0.42 USD★0.28 USD
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)2.33★71.66
Taxes and Other Revenues14.216.8★
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★8.85B USD
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %★61.93 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M212,572★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.059.88★
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 Cityone of the highest levels of urbanization in Africa; high density in the central area, particularly around the cities of Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, and Mufulira, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km41.3 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★47 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★104.8

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.63 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.44★44
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★238,390 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant4,402.19 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★1,560

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %30.99 %★
Administrative Divisions32★10
Independence1624★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★10.3
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★237.75 USD
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP6.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★10.8 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★85 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★19.2
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %8.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001.5★
Underweight Children Under 54.2★11.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★16,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %52.13 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.41
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★70.69 years
Median age of population29.96 years★18.13 years
Population Change1.20M persons★624,260.3 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km30.24 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★22.51M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.710.84★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %29.6 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★49.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.04 %4.91 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★5.74M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★7.41
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★4.64 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★3.18 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★166.52
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★55.41 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.32 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %2.51 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %45.09 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons103,544 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★52.58 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.9 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons8,443.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★47.18 per live births

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.05
Airports1,580★120
Civil Air Travel186★12
Heliports488★4

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇲 ZambiaShare
Current Bank Rate6.5 %13.5 %★

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