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🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇵🇭 Philippines

Population difference
15,159,938
131.9M
Mexico
116.8M
Philippines
13.0%
Mexico is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on gdp growth, where Philippines’s figure is 7.8× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Mexico
by population · North America
Philippines
by population · Asia

Side by Side

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

Population
Mexico131,946,900
Philippines116,786,962
Land Areakm²
Mexico1,943,950 km²
Philippines298,170 km²
Population Density/km²
Mexico67/km²
Philippines385/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Mexico75.3 years
Philippines69.9 years
GDP per Capita
Mexico$13,889
Philippines$4,171
Urban Population
Mexico80.0%
Philippines55.8%

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 Mexico and Philippines, side by side
IndicatorMexicoPhilippinesMexico vs Philippines
Population131,946,90011th of 240116,786,96214th of 24013% higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.83%119th of 240+0.81%120th of 2402% higher
Population Density/km²67/km²148th of 240385/km²34th of 2405.8× lower
Land Areakm²1,943,950 km²13th of 240298,170 km²72nd of 2406.5× higher
Urban Population80.0%66th of 24055.8%156th of 24044% higher
GDP per Capita$13,889109th of 240$4,171172nd of 2403.3× higher
GDP Growth+0.6%184th of 210+4.4%67th of 2107.8× lower
Life Expectancyyears75.3 years123rd of 24069.9 years176th of 2408% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.89 births per woman120th of 2401.89 births per woman119th of 2400% lower
Birth Rateper 1,00015.5 per 1,000102nd of 21315.9 per 1,00097th of 2133% lower
Death Rateper 1,0006.2 per 1,000148th of 2136.4 per 1,000141st of 2132% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.1 per 1,000 live births95th of 19421.7 per 1,000 live births130th of 19444% lower
Unemployment Rate2.7%27th of 1862.2%21st of 18620% higher
Inflation Rate3.8%72nd of 1911.7%136th of 1912.3× higher
Poverty Rate29.6%110th of 16415.5%44th of 1641.9× higher
Gini Index42.6140th of 17039.3117th of 1708% higher
Health Spendingof GDP5.5% of GDP117th of 1925.1% of GDP123rd of 1928% higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.59 per 1,00074th of 2060.79 per 1,000134th of 2063.3× higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.01 per 1,000155th of 1990.97 per 1,000161st of 1994% higher
Literacy Rate95.6%81st of 17598.5%44th of 1753% lower
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP107th of 2024.0% of GDP110th of 2022% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary103.1% gross, secondary49th of 20785.3% gross, secondary129th of 20721% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption13.0% of final consumption127th of 21128.0% of final consumption84th of 21154% lower
Forest Coverageof land area33.6% of land area96th of 21124.5% of land area119th of 21137% higher
Internet Penetration83.1%93rd of 21167.3%139th of 21124% higher
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people116.5 per 100 people101st of 212115.3 per 100 people105th of 2121% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births42 per 100,000 live births93rd of 19384 per 100,000 live births122nd of 19350% lower
Military Spendingof GDP0.89% of GDP132nd of 1631.32% of GDP100th of 16333% lower
Protected Areasof land area15.3% of land area123rd of 21116.0% of land area117th of 2114% lower
Median Ageyears29.6 years141st of 24026.1 years164th of 24013% higher
Mean Years of Schoolingyears10.2 years64th of 1489.4 years77th of 1488% higher
Human Development Index0.78980th of 1920.720116th of 19210% higher
Happiness Index/ 106.97/ 1013th of 1646.21/ 1058th of 16412% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita3.52 tonnes per capita100th of 2121.51 tonnes per capita142nd of 2122.3× higher
Obesity Rate37.4%30th of 1989.7%171st of 1983.9× higher

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.

MexicoPhilippines
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Mexico and Philippines population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Mexico195027.6M
Mexico197559M
Mexico200098.6M
Mexico2025131.9M
Mexico2050148.9M
Mexico2075146.2M
Mexico2100130.2M
Philippines195018.8M
Philippines197542.1M
Philippines200079.6M
Philippines2025116.8M
Philippines2050134.4M
Philippines2075131.1M
Philippines2100114.2M

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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