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🇩🇪 Germany vs 🇲🇽 Mexico

Population difference
48,455,651
83.5M
Germany
131.9M
Mexico
58.0%
Mexico is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on maternal mortality, where Mexico’s figure is 10.5× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Germany
by population · Europe
Mexico
by population · North America

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
Germany83,491,249
Mexico131,946,900
Land Areakm²
Germany349,430 km²
Mexico1,943,950 km²
Population Density/km²
Germany238/km²
Mexico67/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Germany80.8 years
Mexico75.3 years
GDP per Capita
Germany$60,496
Mexico$13,889
Urban Population
Germany82.1%
Mexico80.0%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both Germany and Mexico, side by side
IndicatorGermanyMexicoGermany vs Mexico
Population83,491,24919th of 240131,946,90011th of 24037% lower
Annual Growth Rate−0.03%190th of 240+0.83%119th of 2400.86 points apart
Population Density/km²238/km²63rd of 24067/km²148th of 2403.6× higher
Land Areakm²349,430 km²64th of 2401,943,950 km²13th of 2405.6× lower
Urban Population82.1%60th of 24080.0%66th of 2403% higher
GDP per Capita$60,49625th of 240$13,889109th of 2404.4× higher
GDP Growth+0.2%190th of 210+0.6%184th of 21057% lower
Life Expectancyyears80.8 years56th of 24075.3 years123rd of 2407% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.36 births per woman205th of 2401.89 births per woman120th of 24028% lower
Birth Rateper 1,0008.1 per 1,000185th of 21315.5 per 1,000102nd of 21348% lower
Death Rateper 1,00012.1 per 1,00016th of 2136.2 per 1,000148th of 2131.9× higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births3.1 per 1,000 live births26th of 19412.1 per 1,000 live births95th of 1943.9× lower
Unemployment Rate3.7%63rd of 1862.7%27th of 18639% higher
Inflation Rate2.2%124th of 1913.8%72nd of 19143% lower
Poverty Rate14.8%40th of 16429.6%110th of 16450% lower
Gini Index33.768th of 17042.6140th of 17021% lower
Health Spendingof GDP12.3% of GDP9th of 1925.5% of GDP117th of 1922.2× higher
Physiciansper 1,0004.53 per 1,00015th of 2062.59 per 1,00074th of 2061.8× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0007.55 per 1,00010th of 1991.01 per 1,000155th of 1997.5× higher
Literacy Rate99.0%29th of 17595.6%81st of 1754% higher
Education Spendingof GDP5.2% of GDP54th of 2024.1% of GDP107th of 20229% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary100.2% gross, secondary63rd of 207103.1% gross, secondary49th of 2073% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption17.6% of final consumption115th of 21113.0% of final consumption127th of 21135% higher
Forest Coverageof land area32.7% of land area100th of 21133.6% of land area96th of 2113% lower
Internet Penetration93.5%42nd of 21183.1%93rd of 21112% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people129.2 per 100 people61st of 212116.5 per 100 people101st of 21211% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births4 per 100,000 live births14th of 19342 per 100,000 live births93rd of 19338 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP1.89% of GDP74th of 1630.89% of GDP132nd of 1632.1× higher
Protected Areasof land area39.2% of land area18th of 21115.3% of land area123rd of 2112.6× higher
Median Ageyears45.5 years20th of 24029.6 years141st of 24054% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears13.1 years6th of 14810.2 years64th of 14829% higher
Human Development Index0.9595th of 1920.78980th of 19222% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.88/ 1017th of 1646.97/ 1013th of 1641% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita6.77 tonnes per capita43rd of 2123.52 tonnes per capita100th of 2121.9× higher
Obesity Rate24.5%99th of 19837.4%30th of 19835% lower

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

GermanyMexico
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Germany and Mexico population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Germany195069.8M
Germany197578.7M
Germany200081.8M
Germany202584.1M
Germany205078.3M
Germany207572.8M
Germany210070.9M
Mexico195027.6M
Mexico197559M
Mexico200098.6M
Mexico2025131.9M
Mexico2050148.9M
Mexico2075146.2M
Mexico2100130.2M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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