Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:46 PM

SERIAL · 484North America

Mexico

CapitalMexico City

CurrencyMXN · peso

LanguageSpanish, nahuatl, Yucatec Maya

Area2.0M km²

Since1810

ISOMEX · MX

Population

131.9Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in North America

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, bordering the United States of America to the north and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast, while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 134 million as of 2026, Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number of native Spanish speakers. Mexico City is the capital and largest city in Mexico, which ranks among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world.

Text: Wikipedia — MexicoCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Mexico City
Currency: peso (MXN)
Official language: Spanish, nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +52
Licence plate code: MEX
Top-level domain: .mx
Independence / founding: 16 Sep 1810
Highest point: Citlaltepetl (5,636 m)
Lowest point: Laguna Salada (-10 m)
Anthem: Toque de Bandera
Patron saint: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

33.6%% of land area

#97 of 2132023

106% of world average

Forest area

653,088km²

#11 of 2132023

345% of world average

Agricultural land

50.7%% of land area

#59 of 2092023

136% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

10.3%% of land area

#100 of 2062023

74% of world average

Land area

2.0Mkm²

#13 of 2152023

299% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

131.9Mpeople

#11 of 2162025

348% of world average

Population growth

0.8%% per year

#112 of 2162025

84% of world average

Population density

67people per km²

#136 of 2152023

15% of world average

People living in cities

80.0%% of population

#58 of 2162025

127% of world average

Urban population growth

1.2%% per year

#115 of 2162025

78% of world average

People living rurally

20.0%% of population

#159 of 2162025

54% of world average

Population aged 0-14

24.1%% of population

#102 of 2162025

96% of world average

Population aged 15-64

67.4%% of population

#57 of 2162025

105% of world average

Population aged 65+

8.5%% of population

#112 of 2162025

79% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

48.4%% of working-age population

#160 of 2162025

84% of world average

Female population

51.5%% of population

#39 of 2162025

103% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#111 of 2162024

81% of world average

Birth rate

15.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#102 of 2162024

90% of world average

Death rate

6.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#150 of 2162024

81% of world average

Net migration

-108,037people (5-year total)

#201 of 2162025

-98116% of world average

Migrants living in the country

1.3%% of population

#168 of 2152024

10% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$1.83Tcurrent US$

#14 of 2112025

330% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$3.41Tcurrent int'l $

#13 of 1992025

327% of world average

GDP per person

$13,889current US$

#91 of 2112025

58% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$25,868current int'l $

#90 of 1992025

77% of world average

GDP growth

0.6%% per year

#186 of 2102025

17% of world average

GDP per person growth

-0.3%% per year

#182 of 2102025

-11% of world average

Gross national income

$1.78Tcurrent US$

#14 of 2042025

311% of world average

Gross national income per person

$13,730current US$

#82 of 2032025

68% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$25,070current int'l $

#88 of 1972025

79% of world average

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Inflation

3.8%% per year

#119 of 1902025

44% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

4.6%% per year

#141 of 2092025

65% of world average

Real interest rate

4.0%%

#77 of 1342025

96% of world average

Lending interest rate

8.8%%

#64 of 1342025

78% of world average

Government debt

50.3%% of GDP

#29 of 632024

84% of world average

Government revenue

19.4%% of GDP

#100 of 1492024

74% of world average

Government spending

22.5%% of GDP

#95 of 1492023

81% of world average

Government consumption

11.8%% of GDP

#140 of 1812025

67% of world average

Household consumption

70.2%% of GDP

#59 of 1812025

109% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

22.6%% of GDP

#94 of 1782025

97% of world average

Fixed investment

22.4%% of GDP

#83 of 1732025

100% of world average

Gross savings

18.3%% of GDP

#108 of 1682025

83% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$43.09Bcurrent US$

#13 of 2012025

512% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

2.4%% of GDP

#89 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.6%% of GDP

#70 of 1792025

29% of world average

Current account balance

-0.4%% of GDP

#85 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$256.18Bcurrent US$

#18 of 1772025

255% of world average

External debt

$591.26Bcurrent US$

#118 of 1212024

764% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

430-100

#124 of 1472024

120% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.6%% of population

#71 of 1472024

13% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

33.4%%

#128 of 1472024

120% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.1%%

#119 of 1472024

75% of world average

Stock market value

30.6%% of GDP

#50 of 882025

40% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$64.39Bcurrent US$

#2 of 1862025

1249% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.0%% of GNI

#134 of 1372023

0% of world average

Exchange rate

19local currency per US$

#95 of 2112025

1% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

3.9%% of GDP

#117 of 1992025

39% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

30.6%% of GDP

#51 of 2022025

125% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

20.0%% of GDP

#19 of 1952025

182% of world average

Services' share of the economy

58.9%% of GDP

#94 of 2022025

102% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

39.6%% of GDP

#87 of 1872025

92% of world average

Imports

40.3%% of GDP

#106 of 1872025

81% of world average

Trade balance

-0.6%% of GDP

#82 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

73.5%% of GDP

#59 of 2052025

114% of world average

Goods exported

$664.84Bcurrent US$

#11 of 2072025

537% of world average

Goods imported

$683.02Bcurrent US$

#10 of 2072025

542% of world average

Services exported

$63.97Bcurrent US$

#29 of 1912025

132% of world average

Services imported

$75.42Bcurrent US$

#29 of 1912025

171% of world average

Goods and services exported

$729.56Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1912025

417% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$740.22Bcurrent US$

#13 of 1912025

438% of world average

High-tech share of exports

19.3%% of manufactured exports

#36 of 1792024

159% of world average

Terms of trade

104index

#93 of 2062024

99% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

75.3 yrsyears

#104 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, women

78.0 yrsyears

#108 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, men

72.4 yrsyears

#102 of 2162024

101% of world average

Infant deaths

12.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#96 of 1962024

65% of world average

Deaths under age 5

13.1 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#92 of 1962024

54% of world average

Maternal deaths

42per 100,000 live births

#94 of 1942023

36% of world average

Health spending

5.5%% of GDP

#118 of 1932023

81% of world average

Health spending per person

$761current US$

#73 of 1932023

52% of world average

Physicians

2.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#75 of 1872022

123% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

3.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#115 of 1962022

64% of world average

Hospital beds

1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#126 of 1572022

34% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

99.5%% of population

#66 of 2142024

110% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

93.0%% of population

#109 of 2132024

115% of world average

Suicide rate

7per 100,000 people

#86 of 1852021

81% of world average

Adults who smoke

15.7%% of adults

#67 of 1662024

79% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.5%% aged 15-49

#91 of 1532024

36% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

28per 100,000 people

#89 of 2082024

28% of world average

Undernourishment

2.7%% of population

#63 of 1682023

27% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

80.0%% of children 12-23 months

#147 of 1932024

93% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

4.1%% of GDP

#103 of 1902022

94% of world average

Education spending

14.2%% of government spending

#70 of 1892022

105% of world average

Adult literacy

95.6%% aged 15+

#46 of 1192024

114% of world average

Youth literacy

98.9%% aged 15-24

#43 of 1262024

108% of world average

Primary school enrolment

102.3%% gross

#73 of 2002024

101% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

103.1%% gross

#48 of 1882024

118% of world average

University enrolment

48.2%% gross

#84 of 1672024

97% of world average

Primary school completion

102.3%% of relevant age group

#23 of 1802024

114% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

27pupils per teacher

#116 of 1602017

120% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

14.0 yrsyears

#12 of 1972025

139% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

2.7%% of labour force

#28 of 1862025

39% of world average

Youth unemployment

5.7%% of labour force aged 15-24

#31 of 1862025

36% of world average

Labour force participation

61.6%% aged 15+

#93 of 1862025

102% of world average

Women in the labour force

47.5%% of women aged 15+

#128 of 1862025

93% of world average

Men in the labour force

77.1%% of men aged 15+

#38 of 1862025

110% of world average

Labour force

61.7Mpeople

#11 of 1862025

305% of world average

Working in agriculture

11.4%% of employment

#104 of 1862025

52% of world average

Working in industry

24.5%% of employment

#49 of 1862025

125% of world average

Working in services

64.1%% of employment

#82 of 1862025

110% of world average

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Self-employed

30.8%% of employment

#97 of 1862025

80% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

78.3%% of labour force

#85 of 1712024

103% of world average

Employed

60.0%% aged 15+

#75 of 1862025

106% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

83.1%% of population

#94 of 2072024

117% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

116per 100 people

#102 of 2102024

101% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

22per 100 people

#84 of 2082024

120% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

23per 100 people

#54 of 2132024

152% of world average

Access to electricity

99.8%% of population

#127 of 2142024

112% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

85.1%% of population

#107 of 1892023

122% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,658kWh per person

#74 of 1492024

63% of world average

Energy used per person

1,559kg oil equivalent per person

#70 of 1492024

69% of world average

Air passengers carried

78.8Mpassengers

#15 of 1652023

304% of world average

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Air freight

1,091million tonne-km

#30 of 1632023

83% of world average

Rail passengers

466million passenger-km

#54 of 782021

2% of world average

Container port traffic

9.3MTEU

#24 of 1672024

170% of world average

Research and development spending

0.3%% of GDP

#85 of 1272024

26% of world average

Patent applications by residents

1,117count

#30 of 1422021

7% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

18,982count

#26 of 1972023

115% of world average

Tourists arriving

51.1Mcount

#3 of 1942020

999% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$11.45Bcurrent US$

#15 of 1752020

309% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Mexico.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#124 of 2032024

81% of world average

Carbon emissions

476Mt CO2

#191 of 2032024

254% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

687Mt CO2-equivalent

#193 of 2032024

271% of world average

Protected land

15.3%% of land area

#125 of 2132025

81% of world average

Protected coastal waters

22.6%% of territorial waters

#25 of 1742025

219% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

22.0%% of internal resources

#121 of 1772022

17% of world average

Renewable water available per person

3,180m³ per person

#80 of 1832022

23% of world average

Renewable energy use

13.0%% of final energy consumption

#127 of 2122021

45% of world average

Electricity from renewables

23.4%% of total

#103 of 2062021

68% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

76.9%% of total

#119 of 2092023

130% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

3.1%% of total

#27 of 2082024

88% of world average

Energy imported (net)

21.6%% of energy use

#79 of 1432023

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

0.9%% of GDP

#126 of 1562024

40% of world average

Military spending

$16.73Bcurrent US$

#22 of 1602024

101% of world average

Military spending

3.0%% of government spending

#124 of 1532024

40% of world average

Armed forces personnel

341,000people

#19 of 1702020

213% of world average

Armed forces

0.6%% of labour force

#99 of 1682020

51% of world average

Tax revenue

14.8%% of GDP

#91 of 1492024

88% of world average

Homicides

25per 100,000 people

#142 of 1582023

319% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Mexico.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

No anthem audio available

Capital time

--:--:--Mexico City · approx. UTC-7

Neighbours

Belize

Guatemala

United States

Landmarks

Hospicio CabañasImage: Wikimedia Commons

Ciudad UniversitariaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Rock Paintings of Sierra de San FranciscoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Parish and Ex monastery of All Saints, Zempoala, Hidalgo, MexicoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Franciscan Missions in the Sierra GordaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Revillagigedo IslandsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

El Camino Real de Tierra AdentroImage: Wikimedia Commons

Luis Barragán House and StudioImage: Wikimedia Commons

Temple of KukulcanImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monasteries on the slopes of PopocatépetlImage: Wikimedia Commons

Agave Landscape and Ancient Industrial Facilities of TequilaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of CaliforniaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Temple of the InscriptionsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Aqueduct of Padre TemblequeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Calakmul Biosphere ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of MoreliaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic centre of ZacatecasImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Monuments Zone of QuerétaroImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of PueblaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Church of Santo Domingo, PueblaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta biosphere reserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

St. Louis the King Cathedral, San Luis PotosíImage: Wikimedia Commons

Casa de la CorregidoraImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Fortified Town of CampecheImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons

Palenque National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Whale Sanctuary of El VizcainoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of Mexico City and XochimilcoImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Frida KahloMexican painter (1907–1954)

Leon TrotskyRussian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

Hernán CortésSpanish conquistador

Lila DownsMexican American singer-songwriter

Salma HayekMexican and American actress (born 1966)

José MartíCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

Emiliano ZapataMexican revolutionary (1879–1919)

Luis BuñuelSpanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

Andrés Manuel López ObradorMexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024

Benito JuárezPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 1872

Diego RiveraMexican muralist (1886–1957)

History

16 Sep 1810Mexico — founding / independence (Wikidata)

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population131.9M2025

GDP$1.83T2025

GDP per person$13,8892025