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🇮🇩 Indonesia vs 🇲🇽 Mexico

Indonesia has 153.8M more people — 285,721,236 against 131,946,900. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇮🇩 Indonesia
285,721,236
Asia · rank #4 · +0.79%
World Bank, 2025
🇲🇽 Mexico
131,946,900
North America · rank #11 · +0.83%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorIndonesiaMexico
Population285,721,2364th of 240131,946,90011th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+0.79%123rd of 240+0.83%119th of 240
Population Density/km²149/km²84th of 24067/km²148th of 240
Land Areakm²1,892,555 km²14th of 2401,943,950 km²13th of 240
Urban Population59.4%146th of 24080.0%66th of 240
GDP per Capita$5,060162nd of 240$13,889109th of 240
GDP Growth+5.1%48th of 210+0.6%184th of 210
Life Expectancyyears71.3 years166th of 24075.3 years123rd of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman2.12 births per woman101st of 2401.89 births per woman120th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00015.8 per 1,00099th of 21315.5 per 1,000102nd of 213
Death Rateper 1,0007.6 per 1,00092nd of 2136.2 per 1,000148th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births15.2 per 1,000 live births83rd of 19412.1 per 1,000 live births100th of 194
Unemployment Rate3.2%139th of 1862.7%159th of 186
Inflation Rate1.9%131st of 1913.8%72nd of 191
Poverty Rate9.0%144th of 16429.6%55th of 164
Gini Index34.489th of 17042.631st of 170
Health Spendingof GDP2.7% of GDP184th of 1925.5% of GDP117th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.52 per 1,000150th of 2062.59 per 1,00074th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.37 per 1,000139th of 1991.01 per 1,000155th of 199
Literacy Rate96.0%77th of 17595.6%81st of 175
Education Spendingof GDP1.3% of GDP195th of 2024.1% of GDP107th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary97.2% gross, secondary75th of 207103.1% gross, secondary49th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption20.2% of final consumption106th of 21113.0% of final consumption127th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area47.7% of land area56th of 21133.6% of land area96th of 211
Internet Penetration72.8%124th of 21183.1%93rd of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people122.5 per 100 people82nd of 212116.5 per 100 people101st of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births140 per 100,000 live births53rd of 19342 per 100,000 live births99th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP0.78% of GDP135th of 1630.89% of GDP132nd of 163
Protected Areasof land area12.0% of land area145th of 21115.3% of land area123rd of 211
Median Ageyears30.4 years133rd of 24029.6 years141st of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears9.1 years84th of 14810.2 years64th of 148
Human Development Index0.728112th of 1920.78980th of 192
Happiness Index/ 105.62/ 1091st of 1646.97/ 1013th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita2.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2123.52 tonnes per capita100th of 212
Obesity Rate12.0%155th of 19837.4%30th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

IndonesiaMexico
050M100M150M200M250M300M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Indonesia and Mexico population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M
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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