Mexico vs United States

Mexico (North America) and United States (North America) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1960-2025

Mexico United States World

0 20k 40k 60k 80k 100k 1960 Mexico: 355.08 United States: 2,999.86 World: 452.65 1961 Mexico: 373.71 United States: 3,059.16 World: 471.93 1962 Mexico: 388.46 United States: 3,236.01 World: 496.11 1963 Mexico: 419.55 United States: 3,366.37 World: 525.19 1964 Mexico: 480.7 United States: 3,565.31 World: 563.85 1965 Mexico: 505.85 United States: 3,818.29 World: 601.89 1966 Mexico: 544.94 United States: 4,136.31 World: 638.97 1967 Mexico: 575.77 United States: 4,325.96 World: 664.4 1968 Mexico: 615.92 United States: 4,684.59 World: 703.46 1969 Mexico: 659.72 United States: 5,020 World: 761.11 1970 Mexico: 699.01 United States: 5,234.3 World: 817.68 1971 Mexico: 747.91 United States: 5,609.38 World: 884.88 1972 Mexico: 836.57 United States: 6,094.02 World: 1,002 1973 Mexico: 993.04 United States: 6,726.36 World: 1,201.53 1974 Mexico: 1,256.1 United States: 7,225.69 World: 1,362.19 1975 Mexico: 1,491.97 United States: 7,801.46 World: 1,488.94 1976 Mexico: 1,465.5 United States: 8,592.25 World: 1,589.73 1977 Mexico: 1,314.62 United States: 9,452.58 World: 1,766.28 1978 Mexico: 1,604.41 United States: 10,564.95 World: 2,055.49 1979 Mexico: 2,049.26 United States: 11,674.18 World: 2,335.19 1980 Mexico: 3,054.62 United States: 12,574.79 World: 2,587.01 1981 Mexico: 3,829.14 United States: 13,976.11 World: 2,628.62 1982 Mexico: 2,620.96 United States: 14,433.79 World: 2,554.08 1983 Mexico: 2,169.85 United States: 15,543.89 World: 2,561.17 1984 Mexico: 2,506.31 United States: 17,121.23 World: 2,614.33 1985 Mexico: 2,601.71 United States: 18,236.83 World: 2,690.59 1986 Mexico: 1,756.94 United States: 19,071.23 World: 3,118.57 1987 Mexico: 1,888.26 United States: 20,038.94 World: 3,487.88 1988 Mexico: 2,278.81 United States: 21,417.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Mexico: 2,725.06 United States: 22,857.15 World: 3,930.51 1990 Mexico: 3,154.47 United States: 23,888.6 World: 4,338.94 1991 Mexico: 3,708.84 United States: 24,342.26 World: 4,453.9 1992 Mexico: 4,220.57 United States: 25,418.99 World: 4,679.98 1993 Mexico: 6,048.35 United States: 26,387.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Mexico: 6,202.37 United States: 27,694.85 World: 4,967.01 1995 Mexico: 4,183.88 United States: 28,690.88 World: 5,463.2 1996 Mexico: 4,674.37 United States: 29,967.71 World: 5,507.22 1997 Mexico: 5,567.36 United States: 31,459.13 World: 5,408.57 1998 Mexico: 5,832.69 United States: 32,853.67 World: 5,302.34 1999 Mexico: 6,499.97 United States: 34,515.38 World: 5,401.23 2000 Mexico: 7,524.03 United States: 36,329.97 World: 5,512.56 2001 Mexico: 7,952.76 United States: 37,133.62 World: 5,404.2 2002 Mexico: 7,983.03 United States: 37,997.74 World: 5,539.32 2003 Mexico: 7,434.07 United States: 39,490.3 World: 6,129.87 2004 Mexico: 7,849.67 United States: 41,724.64 World: 6,818 2005 Mexico: 8,671.76 United States: 44,123.4 World: 7,290.57 2006 Mexico: 9,512.64 United States: 46,301.99 World: 7,803.19 2007 Mexico: 10,134.33 United States: 48,050.23 World: 8,685.33 2008 Mexico: 10,523.77 United States: 48,570.06 World: 9,425.74 2009 Mexico: 8,423.57 United States: 47,194.95 World: 8,827.04 2010 Mexico: 9,728.8 United States: 48,642.63 World: 9,555.07 2011 Mexico: 10,664.49 United States: 50,024.88 World: 10,496.93 2012 Mexico: 10,744.13 United States: 51,708.39 World: 10,597.85 2013 Mexico: 11,216.8 United States: 53,297.39 World: 10,759.35 2014 Mexico: 11,391.38 United States: 55,153.39 World: 10,912.24 2015 Mexico: 10,021.24 United States: 56,849.47 World: 10,191.98 2016 Mexico: 9,097.92 United States: 57,976.63 World: 10,239.47 2017 Mexico: 9,649.28 United States: 60,047.72 World: 10,784.4 2018 Mexico: 10,084.79 United States: 62,875.67 World: 11,344.73 2019 Mexico: 10,369.56 United States: 65,227.96 World: 11,417.6 2020 Mexico: 8,841.27 United States: 64,465.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Mexico: 10,314.05 United States: 71,441.23 World: 12,472.91 2022 Mexico: 11,405.79 United States: 78,008.69 World: 12,876.24 2023 Mexico: 13,830.84 United States: 82,586.78 World: 13,313.86 2024 Mexico: 13,988.04 United States: 86,169.66 World: 13,717.09 2025 Mexico: 13,889.23 United States: 90,026.52 World: 14,405.85 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Mexico United States World

50 60 70 80 1960 Mexico: 53.57 United States: 69.77 World: 50.94 1961 Mexico: 54.42 United States: 70.27 World: 52.8 1962 Mexico: 55.06 United States: 70.12 World: 55.29 1963 Mexico: 55.5 United States: 69.92 World: 55.65 1964 Mexico: 55.92 United States: 70.17 World: 56.1 1965 Mexico: 56.69 United States: 70.21 World: 55.93 1966 Mexico: 57.36 United States: 70.21 World: 56.45 1967 Mexico: 57.96 United States: 70.56 World: 56.9 1968 Mexico: 58.22 United States: 69.95 World: 57.34 1969 Mexico: 58.41 United States: 70.51 World: 57.68 1970 Mexico: 58.89 United States: 70.81 World: 57.94 1971 Mexico: 59.42 United States: 71.11 World: 58.02 1972 Mexico: 60.05 United States: 71.16 World: 58.84 1973 Mexico: 60.52 United States: 71.36 World: 59.3 1974 Mexico: 61.18 United States: 71.96 World: 59.7 1975 Mexico: 61.88 United States: 72.6 World: 60.13 1976 Mexico: 62.48 United States: 72.86 World: 60.45 1977 Mexico: 62.99 United States: 73.26 World: 61.04 1978 Mexico: 63.44 United States: 73.36 World: 61.39 1979 Mexico: 63.86 United States: 73.8 World: 61.84 1980 Mexico: 64.28 United States: 73.61 World: 62.15 1981 Mexico: 64.72 United States: 74.01 World: 62.52 1982 Mexico: 65.26 United States: 74.36 World: 62.87 1983 Mexico: 65.76 United States: 74.46 World: 63.13 1984 Mexico: 66.22 United States: 74.56 World: 63.44 1985 Mexico: 66.78 United States: 74.56 World: 63.73 1986 Mexico: 67.38 United States: 74.61 World: 64.12 1987 Mexico: 67.9 United States: 74.77 World: 64.46 1988 Mexico: 68.3 United States: 74.77 World: 64.67 1989 Mexico: 68.62 United States: 75.02 World: 64.96 1990 Mexico: 69.03 United States: 75.21 World: 65.11 1991 Mexico: 69.37 United States: 75.37 World: 65.3 1992 Mexico: 69.66 United States: 75.62 World: 65.55 1993 Mexico: 69.96 United States: 75.42 World: 65.74 1994 Mexico: 70.3 United States: 75.62 World: 65.96 1995 Mexico: 70.7 United States: 75.62 World: 66.2 1996 Mexico: 71.09 United States: 76.03 World: 66.52 1997 Mexico: 71.47 United States: 76.43 World: 66.83 1998 Mexico: 71.79 United States: 76.58 World: 67.07 1999 Mexico: 72.2 United States: 76.58 World: 67.31 2000 Mexico: 72.56 United States: 76.64 World: 67.65 2001 Mexico: 72.91 United States: 76.84 World: 67.95 2002 Mexico: 73.11 United States: 76.94 World: 68.23 2003 Mexico: 73.31 United States: 77.04 World: 68.52 2004 Mexico: 73.43 United States: 77.49 World: 68.77 2005 Mexico: 73.63 United States: 77.49 World: 69.11 2006 Mexico: 73.75 United States: 77.69 World: 69.47 2007 Mexico: 73.8 United States: 77.99 World: 69.81 2008 Mexico: 73.7 United States: 78.04 World: 70 2009 Mexico: 73.63 United States: 78.39 World: 70.38 2010 Mexico: 73.72 United States: 78.54 World: 70.68 2011 Mexico: 73.92 United States: 78.64 World: 70.97 2012 Mexico: 74.13 United States: 78.74 World: 71.26 2013 Mexico: 74.29 United States: 78.74 World: 71.53 2014 Mexico: 74.4 United States: 78.84 World: 71.78 2015 Mexico: 74.43 United States: 78.69 World: 71.97 2016 Mexico: 74.38 United States: 78.54 World: 72.19 2017 Mexico: 74.26 United States: 78.54 World: 72.37 2018 Mexico: 74.3 United States: 78.64 World: 72.64 2019 Mexico: 74.53 United States: 78.79 World: 72.87 2020 Mexico: 70.45 United States: 76.98 World: 72.18 2021 Mexico: 69.75 United States: 76.33 World: 71.22 2022 Mexico: 73.97 United States: 77.43 World: 72.97 2023 Mexico: 75.07 United States: 78.39 World: 73.33 2024 Mexico: 75.26 United States: 78.89 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Mexico United States World

0 2 4 6 8 1960 Mexico: 6.76 United States: 3.65 World: 4.69 1961 Mexico: 6.78 United States: 3.62 World: 4.56 1962 Mexico: 6.8 United States: 3.46 World: 5.02 1963 Mexico: 6.82 United States: 3.32 World: 5.31 1964 Mexico: 6.83 United States: 3.19 World: 5.13 1965 Mexico: 6.82 United States: 2.91 World: 5.08 1966 Mexico: 6.79 United States: 2.72 World: 4.97 1967 Mexico: 6.75 United States: 2.56 World: 4.87 1968 Mexico: 6.71 United States: 2.46 World: 4.98 1969 Mexico: 6.63 United States: 2.46 World: 4.88 1970 Mexico: 6.53 United States: 2.48 World: 4.84 1971 Mexico: 6.42 United States: 2.27 World: 4.69 1972 Mexico: 6.28 United States: 2.01 World: 4.55 1973 Mexico: 6.12 United States: 1.88 World: 4.42 1974 Mexico: 5.95 United States: 1.84 World: 4.26 1975 Mexico: 5.74 United States: 1.77 World: 4.07 1976 Mexico: 5.54 United States: 1.74 World: 3.97 1977 Mexico: 5.36 United States: 1.79 World: 3.84 1978 Mexico: 5.2 United States: 1.76 World: 3.77 1979 Mexico: 4.96 United States: 1.81 World: 3.76 1980 Mexico: 4.74 United States: 1.84 World: 3.73 1981 Mexico: 4.57 United States: 1.81 World: 3.71 1982 Mexico: 4.43 United States: 1.83 World: 3.72 1983 Mexico: 4.3 United States: 1.8 World: 3.59 1984 Mexico: 4.18 United States: 1.81 World: 3.57 1985 Mexico: 4.09 United States: 1.84 World: 3.53 1986 Mexico: 3.97 United States: 1.84 World: 3.51 1987 Mexico: 3.8 United States: 1.87 World: 3.48 1988 Mexico: 3.64 United States: 1.93 World: 3.39 1989 Mexico: 3.53 United States: 2.01 World: 3.35 1990 Mexico: 3.44 United States: 2.08 World: 3.31 1991 Mexico: 3.36 United States: 2.06 World: 3.13 1992 Mexico: 3.29 United States: 2.05 World: 3.04 1993 Mexico: 3.21 United States: 2.02 World: 2.97 1994 Mexico: 3.13 United States: 2 World: 2.92 1995 Mexico: 3.04 United States: 1.98 World: 2.87 1996 Mexico: 2.96 United States: 1.98 World: 2.82 1997 Mexico: 2.89 United States: 1.97 World: 2.78 1998 Mexico: 2.82 United States: 2 World: 2.75 1999 Mexico: 2.76 United States: 2.01 World: 2.72 2000 Mexico: 2.71 United States: 2.06 World: 2.73 2001 Mexico: 2.67 United States: 2.03 World: 2.69 2002 Mexico: 2.63 United States: 2.02 World: 2.66 2003 Mexico: 2.58 United States: 2.05 World: 2.64 2004 Mexico: 2.54 United States: 2.05 World: 2.63 2005 Mexico: 2.5 United States: 2.06 World: 2.61 2006 Mexico: 2.46 United States: 2.11 World: 2.61 2007 Mexico: 2.42 United States: 2.12 World: 2.6 2008 Mexico: 2.39 United States: 2.07 World: 2.6 2009 Mexico: 2.36 United States: 2 World: 2.59 2010 Mexico: 2.34 United States: 1.93 World: 2.57 2011 Mexico: 2.32 United States: 1.89 World: 2.55 2012 Mexico: 2.29 United States: 1.88 World: 2.56 2013 Mexico: 2.27 United States: 1.86 World: 2.53 2014 Mexico: 2.21 United States: 1.86 World: 2.52 2015 Mexico: 2.14 United States: 1.84 World: 2.49 2016 Mexico: 2.09 United States: 1.82 World: 2.49 2017 Mexico: 2.04 United States: 1.77 World: 2.46 2018 Mexico: 2.03 United States: 1.73 World: 2.39 2019 Mexico: 2.02 United States: 1.71 World: 2.35 2020 Mexico: 1.99 United States: 1.64 World: 2.28 2021 Mexico: 1.97 United States: 1.66 World: 2.25 2022 Mexico: 1.94 United States: 1.66 World: 2.22 2023 Mexico: 1.91 United States: 1.62 World: 2.2 2024 Mexico: 1.89 United States: 1.63 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Mexico United States World

2 4 6 8 10 1991 Mexico: 3.15 United States: 6.8 World: 5.12 1992 Mexico: 3.24 United States: 7.5 World: 5.28 1993 Mexico: 3.37 United States: 6.9 World: 5.54 1994 Mexico: 4.44 United States: 6.12 World: 5.79 1995 Mexico: 7.1 United States: 5.65 World: 5.92 1996 Mexico: 5.47 United States: 5.45 World: 5.98 1997 Mexico: 4.24 United States: 5 World: 6.01 1998 Mexico: 3.73 United States: 4.51 World: 6.16 1999 Mexico: 2.6 United States: 4.22 World: 6.28 2000 Mexico: 2.65 United States: 3.99 World: 6.11 2001 Mexico: 2.63 United States: 4.73 World: 6.19 2002 Mexico: 3 United States: 5.78 World: 6.41 2003 Mexico: 3.46 United States: 5.99 World: 6.48 2004 Mexico: 3.94 United States: 5.53 World: 6.33 2005 Mexico: 3.56 United States: 5.08 World: 6.22 2006 Mexico: 3.57 United States: 4.62 World: 5.97 2007 Mexico: 3.63 United States: 4.62 World: 5.77 2008 Mexico: 3.87 United States: 5.78 World: 5.82 2009 Mexico: 5.36 United States: 9.25 World: 6.41 2010 Mexico: 5.3 United States: 9.63 World: 6.28 2011 Mexico: 5.18 United States: 8.95 World: 6.15 2012 Mexico: 4.89 United States: 8.07 World: 6.15 2013 Mexico: 4.92 United States: 7.38 World: 6.1 2014 Mexico: 4.82 United States: 6.17 World: 5.96 2015 Mexico: 4.31 United States: 5.28 World: 6 2016 Mexico: 3.85 United States: 4.87 World: 5.97 2017 Mexico: 3.42 United States: 4.36 World: 5.9 2018 Mexico: 3.28 United States: 3.9 World: 5.76 2019 Mexico: 3.48 United States: 3.67 World: 5.59 2020 Mexico: 4.44 United States: 8.06 World: 6.59 2021 Mexico: 4.02 United States: 5.35 World: 6.05 2022 Mexico: 3.26 United States: 3.65 World: 5.23 2023 Mexico: 2.77 United States: 3.64 World: 4.85 2024 Mexico: 2.68 United States: 4.02 World: 4.81 2025 Mexico: 2.67 United States: 4.2 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Mexico United States World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1970 Mexico: 2.38 United States: 22.41 World: 4.14 1971 Mexico: 2.31 United States: 21.48 World: 4.04 1972 Mexico: 2.47 United States: 22.44 World: 4.16 1973 Mexico: 2.58 United States: 23.11 World: 4.32 1974 Mexico: 2.76 United States: 22.11 World: 4.23 1975 Mexico: 2.82 United States: 20.91 World: 4.14 1976 Mexico: 2.93 United States: 22.09 World: 4.31 1977 Mexico: 2.95 United States: 22.61 World: 4.36 1978 Mexico: 3.22 United States: 22.33 World: 4.42 1979 Mexico: 3.32 United States: 22.25 World: 4.46 1980 Mexico: 3.58 United States: 21.04 World: 4.33 1981 Mexico: 3.76 United States: 20.52 World: 4.18 1982 Mexico: 3.94 United States: 19.27 World: 4.05 1983 Mexico: 3.63 United States: 19.03 World: 4.01 1984 Mexico: 3.61 United States: 19.74 World: 4.07 1985 Mexico: 3.66 United States: 19.67 World: 4.05 1986 Mexico: 3.53 United States: 19.34 World: 4.04 1987 Mexico: 3.6 United States: 19.81 World: 4.1 1988 Mexico: 3.51 United States: 20.54 World: 4.16 1989 Mexico: 3.61 United States: 20.58 World: 4.16 1990 Mexico: 3.5 United States: 19.96 World: 4.15 1991 Mexico: 3.64 United States: 19.52 World: 4.1 1992 Mexico: 3.62 United States: 19.56 World: 4.01 1993 Mexico: 3.65 United States: 19.76 World: 3.97 1994 Mexico: 3.88 United States: 19.83 World: 3.94 1995 Mexico: 3.59 United States: 19.8 World: 3.99 1996 Mexico: 3.7 United States: 20.14 World: 4.01 1997 Mexico: 3.84 United States: 20.9 World: 4.02 1998 Mexico: 4.02 United States: 20.83 World: 3.98 1999 Mexico: 3.84 United States: 20.65 World: 3.95 2000 Mexico: 4.02 United States: 21.01 World: 4.01 2001 Mexico: 3.94 United States: 20.63 World: 4.01 2002 Mexico: 3.95 United States: 19.91 World: 4.02 2003 Mexico: 4.09 United States: 19.97 World: 4.15 2004 Mexico: 4.12 United States: 20.08 World: 4.28 2005 Mexico: 4.23 United States: 19.93 World: 4.39 2006 Mexico: 4.33 United States: 19.4 World: 4.48 2007 Mexico: 4.33 United States: 19.5 World: 4.59 2008 Mexico: 4.28 United States: 18.71 World: 4.56 2009 Mexico: 4.12 United States: 17.19 World: 4.45 2010 Mexico: 4.2 United States: 17.85 World: 4.67 2011 Mexico: 4.22 United States: 17.02 World: 4.76 2012 Mexico: 4.33 United States: 16.19 World: 4.77 2013 Mexico: 4.17 United States: 16.5 World: 4.81 2014 Mexico: 4.01 United States: 16.42 World: 4.78 2015 Mexico: 4.05 United States: 15.95 World: 4.7 2016 Mexico: 4.06 United States: 15.5 World: 4.65 2017 Mexico: 4.06 United States: 15.18 World: 4.67 2018 Mexico: 3.84 United States: 15.58 World: 4.73 2019 Mexico: 3.93 United States: 15.04 World: 4.7 2020 Mexico: 3.46 United States: 13.47 World: 4.47 2021 Mexico: 3.55 United States: 14.32 World: 4.68 2022 Mexico: 3.52 United States: 14.42 World: 4.67 2023 Mexico: 3.67 United States: 13.71 World: 4.68 2024 Mexico: 3.64 United States: 13.62 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Mexico United States World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Mexico: 17.21 United States: 67.97 World: 15.6 2006 Mexico: 19.52 United States: 68.93 World: 17.2 2007 Mexico: 20.81 United States: 75 World: 20.2 2008 Mexico: 21.71 United States: 74 World: 22.8 2009 Mexico: 26.34 United States: 71 World: 25.3 2010 Mexico: 31.05 United States: 71.69 World: 28.4 2011 Mexico: 37.18 United States: 69.73 World: 30.9 2012 Mexico: 39.75 United States: 74.7 World: 33.3 2013 Mexico: 43.46 United States: 71.4 World: 35.3 2014 Mexico: 44.39 United States: 73 World: 37.4 2015 Mexico: 57.43 United States: 74.55 World: 39.9 2016 Mexico: 59.54 United States: 85.54 World: 43.6 2017 Mexico: 53.03 United States: 87.27 World: 46.3 2018 Mexico: 56.66 United States: 88.5 World: 49.4 2019 Mexico: 69.63 United States: 89.43 World: 53.9 2020 Mexico: 71.49 United States: 90.34 World: 60.1 2021 Mexico: 75.63 United States: 91.27 World: 63.8 2022 Mexico: 78.63 United States: 92.73 World: 67 2023 Mexico: 81.18 United States: 93.53 World: 69.2 2024 Mexico: 83.12 United States: 94.69 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Mexico United States
Population 131.9 mn 2025
11th of 215		 341.8 mn 2025
3rd of 215
Population density 66.7 /km² 2023
135th of 214		 36.8 /km² 2023
164th of 214
Population growth 0.83 % 2025
111th of 215		 0.52 % 2025
133rd of 215
Life expectancy 75.3 years 2024
103rd of 215		 78.9 years 2024
59th of 215
Fertility rate 1.89 2024
111th of 215		 1.63 2024
132nd of 215
Birth rate 15.5 ‰ 2024
102nd of 215		 10.6 ‰ 2024
145th of 215
Infant mortality 12.1 ‰ 2024
96th of 196		 5.5 ‰ 2024
54th of 196
Urban population 80.0 % 2025
57th of 215		 80.2 % 2025
56th of 215
Aged 65+ 8.5 % 2025
111th of 215		 18.4 % 2025
44th of 215
Living in cities 53.2 % 2025
45th of 215		 35.0 % 2025
118th of 215
Living in towns 24.3 % 2025
153rd of 215		 39.5 % 2025
68th of 215
Living in rural areas 22.5 % 2025
128th of 215		 25.6 % 2025
102nd of 215

Human development

Indicator Mexico United States
Human Development Index 0.789 2023
82nd of 193		 0.938 2023
19th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.646 2023
73rd of 169		 0.832 2023
29th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.721 2023
53rd of 156		 0.686 2023
74th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.358 2023
90th of 172		 0.169 2023
46th of 172

Economy

Indicator Mexico United States
GDP 1.8 tn US$ 2025
14th of 186		 30.8 tn US$ 2025
1st of 186
GDP per capita 13,889 US$ 2025
71st of 186		 90,027 US$ 2025
7th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 25,868 int. $ 2025
79th of 185		 90,027 int. $ 2025
10th of 185
GNI per capita 13,730 US$ 2025
66th of 182		 88,810 US$ 2025
5th of 182
GDP growth 0.6 % 2025
169th of 186		 2.2 % 2025
128th of 186
Inflation 3.8 % 2025
60th of 165		 2.9 % 2024
Trade 79.9 % 2025
68th of 138		 25.0 % 2024
Exports 39.6 % 2025
64th of 138		 11.0 % 2024
FDI inflows 2.4 % 2025
94th of 192		 1.3 % 2025
142nd of 192
Manufacturing 20.0 % 2025
16th of 132		 10.5 % 2021
Agriculture 3.9 % 2025
98th of 158		 0.9 % 2021
Tax revenue 14.8 % 2024
61st of 89		 10.8 % 2024
78th of 89
Government debt 50.3 % 2024
21st of 56		 115.8 % 2024
53rd of 56
Military spending 0.9 % 2024
118th of 147		 3.4 % 2024
18th of 147

Labour

Indicator Mexico United States
Unemployment 2.7 % 2025
28th of 181		 4.2 % 2025
70th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.7 % 2025
31st of 181		 9.3 % 2025
63rd of 181
Women in the labour force 47.5 % 2025
126th of 181		 56.3 % 2025
74th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 11.4 % 2025
101st of 181		 1.5 % 2025
164th of 181
Weekly hours worked 41.1 h 2025
67th of 181		 36.3 h 2025
121st of 181
Youth NEET rate 16.0 % 2025
78th of 181		 11.7 % 2025
48th of 181
Labour income share 36.4 % 2023 55.8 % 2025
17th of 114
Output per hour 22.7 $ 2025
88th of 181		 81.8 $ 2025
12th of 181

Health

Indicator Mexico United States
Health spending 5.5 % 2023
117th of 192		 16.7 % 2023
3rd of 192
Health spending per person 761 US$ 2023
72nd of 191		 13,473 US$ 2023
1st of 191
Physicians 2.59 /1,000 2022
60th of 125		 3.68 /1,000 2022
31st of 125
Under-5 mortality 13.1 ‰ 2024
92nd of 196		 6.5 ‰ 2024
53rd of 196
Maternal mortality 42 /100k 2023
94th of 194		 17 /100k 2023
67th of 194
Tobacco use 15.7 % 2024
67th of 166		 15.8 % 2024
68th of 166
Safe drinking water 43.0 % 2024
115th of 147		 97.6 % 2024
38th of 147

Food

Indicator Mexico United States
Calories per person 3,309 kcal 2024
50th of 155		 3,947 kcal 2023
1st of 155
Protein supply 99.4 g 2022
74th of 174		 122.4 g 2022
13th of 174
Animal protein supply 56.8 g 2022
59th of 174		 82.9 g 2022
8th of 174
Fat supply 107.7 g 2022
74th of 174		 181.1 g 2022
2nd of 174
Food insecurity 16.5 % 2024
61st of 134		 10.7 % 2024
47th of 134
Severe food insecurity 2.7 % 2024
40th of 124		 1.1 % 2024
13th of 124
Cereal import dependency 37.6 % 2022
87th of 160		 -20.3 % 2022
138th of 160

Education

Indicator Mexico United States
Literacy 95.6 % 2024
10th of 29		 -
Secondary enrolment 103.1 % 2024
29th of 108		 97.5 % 2022
Tertiary enrolment 48.2 % 2024
70th of 128		 79.4 % 2022
Education spending 4.1 % 2022 5.4 % 2021
Expected schooling 14.5 yrs 2023
77th of 195		 15.9 yrs 2023
47th of 195
Mean schooling 9.3 yrs 2023
106th of 193		 13.9 yrs 2023
3rd of 193

Society

Indicator Mexico United States
Income inequality 42.6 2024
86th of 93		 41.8 2024
75th of 93
Extreme poverty 1.6 % 2024
62nd of 93		 1.1 % 2024
50th of 93
Internet use 83.1 % 2024
86th of 182		 94.7 % 2024
29th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 116.5 /100 2024
85th of 151		 113.2 /100 2024
93rd of 151
Electricity access 99.8 % 2024
126th of 213		 100.0 % 2024
113th of 213
Women in parliament 50.2 % 2025
5th of 184		 28.9 % 2025
82nd of 184

Refugees

Indicator Mexico United States
Refugees hosted 152,002 2025
39th of 177		 457,647 2025
19th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 1.2 ‰ 2025
85th of 177		 1.3 ‰ 2025
79th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 173,532 2025
10th of 177		 3.7 mn 2025
1st of 177
Refugees from the country 41,307 2025
37th of 199		 3,667 2025
83rd of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
87th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
167th of 199

Governance

Indicator Mexico United States
Control of corruption 28.8 /100 2024
163rd of 207		 69.9 /100 2024
38th of 207
Government effectiveness 47.1 /100 2024
119th of 205		 77.8 /100 2024
22nd of 205
Rule of law 37.1 /100 2024
174th of 207		 73.5 /100 2024
41st of 207
Regulatory quality 51.8 /100 2024
111th of 205		 76.2 /100 2024
20th of 205
Voice and accountability 50.9 /100 2024
119th of 205		 72.4 /100 2024
47th of 205
Political stability 53.7 /100 2024
163rd of 207		 64.3 /100 2024
115th of 207

Environment

Indicator Mexico United States
CO₂ per capita 3.64 t 2024
124th of 202		 13.62 t 2024
189th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 461.0 Mt 2024
14th of 204		 4,904.1 Mt 2024
2nd of 204
Share of global CO₂ 1.19 % 2024
14th of 204		 12.71 % 2024
2nd of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 22.0 Gt 2024
14th of 204		 434.9 Gt 2024
1st of 204
GHG per capita 5.25 t 2024
122nd of 202		 17.39 t 2024
188th of 202
Renewable energy 13.0 % 2021
129th of 211		 10.9 % 2021
143rd of 211
Forest area 33.6 % 2023
97th of 212		 33.9 % 2023
96th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 16.6 µg/m³ 2023
96th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
25th of 200
Water stress 44.9 % 2022
137th of 176		 28.2 % 2022
121st of 176
Land area 1.9 mn km² 2023
13th of 214		 9.1 mn km² 2023
3rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Mexico United States
Renewable electricity 23.1 % 2025
115th of 190		 25.6 % 2025
109th of 190
Wind and solar 13.4 % 2025
59th of 190		 18.9 % 2025
43rd of 190
Nuclear power 2.8 % 2025
25th of 180		 17.4 % 2025
18th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 25.9 % 2025
115th of 190		 43.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Fossil electricity 74.1 % 2025
115th of 190		 57.0 % 2025
86th of 190
Coal power 3.0 % 2025
127th of 188		 16.3 % 2025
143rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 474 g/kWh 2025
99th of 190		 384 g/kWh 2025
80th of 190
Electricity per capita 2.70 MWh 2025
94th of 191		 13.05 MWh 2025
12th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.