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Mexico vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 148 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Mexico
mex
Leads on 101 of 148 metrics
Zimbabwe
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Leads on 41 of 148 metrics

Summary

Mexico has 7.7 times as many people as Zimbabwe (133.03 million vs 17.27 million). Mexico's economy is 52.4 times the size of Zimbabwe's ($2.29 trillion vs $43.77 billion GDP).

Comparing Mexico and Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.30) against Mexico (340,000); Zimbabwe leads on Televisions (370,000) against Mexico (25.60); Zimbabwe leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (27,000) against Mexico (1.98). Across 148 compared metrics, Mexico wins on 101 and Zimbabwe wins on 41.

  • Communications: 8 metrics compared
  • Economy: 60 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 7 metrics compared
  • Government: 5 metrics compared
  • Health: 22 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 2 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 34 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

8 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)83.12 %★41.64 %
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.18 %★38.43 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Mobile Internet Speed21.74 Mbps★1.94 Mbps
Press Freedom Index Score45.55 points52.1 points★
Radios31★1.14
Televisions25.6370,000★
Waterways2,900★223

Economy

60 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country69.44B $★2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.29T $★43.77B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)24.12 %★8.85 %
Apple Import Volume246.26M tonnes★11.73M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)7.25 %★7.17 %
Coal Revenue0.030.4★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)7.34 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.4 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index86.1★54.3
Electricity Consumption258.7★7.12
Electricity Exports7.31★1.24
Electricity from Fossil Fuels71★58
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1737★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels2★0
Electricity from Other Renewables9★5
Electricity Imports3.53★2.22
Electricity Installed Capacity72.56★2.12
Electricity Production302.7★6.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)57.54 USD per capita★10.86 USD per capita
Female Labor Force Participation Rate51.88 %62.93 %★
Gender Pay Gap Percentage0.84 %★-0.85 %
Gender Wage Gap0.84 %-0.85 %★
Gini Index Coefficient43.550.3★
Gross Fixed Investment21.521.9★
Gross National Saving21.423.3★
High-Tech Export Percentage78.22 %★15 %
Highest GDP per Capita Countries21,911.93 USD★5,529.23 USD
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.7 %★
Inflation Rate7.9 %★104.71 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.7 %★104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.9 % of GDP★0.4 % 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 Consumption2.0711,000★
Oil Exports1.51★0
Oil Imports496,000★13,140
Oil Production2.98★0
Oil Proved Reserves10.42★0
Population Below Poverty Line36.3 people★38.3 people
Private Investment (% of GDP)19.7 % of GDP★4.53 % of GDP
Public Debt45.1★69.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD2 USD★
Real Interest Rate Trends3.97 %★-20.07 %
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.9827,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports155,800★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports867,500★26,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production844,600★0
Remittances3.79.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.11.61★
Tax Burden (% of GDP)12.71 %7.21 %★
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)12.71 % of GDP★7.21 % of GDP
Taxes and Other Revenues14.2★7.2
Top Exporting Countries681.35B USD★7.50B USD
Top FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.48 %★1.12 %
Unemployment Rate2.8 %★8.6 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate61.61 %★67.72 %
Youth Unemployment Rate5.71 %★15.55 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.73M257,859★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions441.0512.58★
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 Cityaside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map
Protected Land Area for Adaptation15.55 sq km28.85 sq km★
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country150 Cubic meters per year★6 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources461.89★20

Geography

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.86 %★0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)52.4494.98★
Agricultural land1.04M sq. km★161,637 sq. km
Airports per 1,000 Sq Km1.94M★386,850
Coastline Length (km)9,330 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land59,910★1,740

Government

5 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country17.92 %★14.23 %
Administrative Divisions32★8
Corruption Perceptions Index Score26 index★21 index
Independence1618★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

22 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water42.97 %★25.46 %
Average BMI for Adults27.5 kg/m²★22.2 kg/m²
Change in Measles Immunization Rate80 %90 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)16.4★1.5
Female Life Expectancy Leaders75.26 years★63.06 years
Global Stillbirth Rate Trends0.64 per 1,000 births★1.94 per 1,000 births
Health Care Spending per Capita1,579.68 USD★-57.79 USD
Health Coverage Index Score79 score★59 score
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.1 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
Highest Male Life Expectancy75.26 years★63.06 years
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.4 %★11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density1 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Low Birth Weight Prevalence10.15 %★11.83 %
Malaria Incidence Rate0.1 cases per 1,000★11.36 cases per 1,000
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)42 %★358 %
Mean Age at First Birth21.3★20.3
Nurses and Midwives Density3.03 per 1,000 people3.07 per 1,000 people★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)28.9 %15.5 %★
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending41.24 %10.63 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS340,0001.3★
Total Number of Doctors2.59★0.13
Underweight Children Under 54.2★9.6

Military and Security

2 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Military Expenditure (% of GDP)0.74 %0.56 %★
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)341,000★51,000

People and Society

34 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)51.87 %61.47 %★
Human Capital Index0.63★0.5
Life expectancy at birth80.06 years★66.77 years
Median age of population29.96 years★18.27 years
Population Change1.20M persons★330,753.6 persons
Population density67.89 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km★
Total population133.03M persons★17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.71★0.16
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsAAA★
Birth Rate (%)14.73 %28.18 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate73.1 %★66.8 %
Crude Birth Rate15.46 per 1,000 people29.89 per 1,000 people★
Death Rate (%)6.04 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age35.92M persons★4.59M persons
Global Average Sex Ratio at Birth103.66 male/female★101.78 male/female
Labor Force Participation Rate60.96★6.39
Learning-adjusted years of school9.01 years★6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population22.28 people★1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.01★168.59
Military Manpower at Military Age18This entry gives the minimum age at which an individual may volunteer for military service or be subject to conscription.
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.59 %★34.87 %
Physician Density2.59 people/sq km★0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.81 %1.82 %★
Population living in slums15.76 %52.34 %★
Total deaths685,869.9 persons119,489.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)62.6 %★58.61 %
Total fertility rate1.84 per woman3.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-98,968.7 persons-53,252 persons★
Under-five mortality rate11.69 per live births★41.72 per live births
Urban Population Annual Growth Rate1.19 %3.38 %★
Voting Age Population65.62 millions★63.4 millions

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇽 Mexico🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.48★0.07
Airports1,580★144
Civil Air Travel186★12
Heliports488★5

Frequently Asked Questions About Mexico vs Zimbabwe

Which has a larger population, Mexico or Zimbabwe?▾

Mexico. Mexico has 7.7 times as many people as Zimbabwe (133.03 million vs 17.27 million). Data for 2026.

Which has a bigger economy, Mexico or Zimbabwe?▾

Mexico. Mexico's economy is 52.4 times the size of Zimbabwe's ($2.29 trillion vs $43.77 billion GDP). Data for 2026.

Which is richer per person, Mexico or Zimbabwe?▾

Mexico is richer per person: GDP per capita is about $17,235 in Mexico vs $2,535 in Zimbabwe (2026 GDP in current US dollars divided by population).

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