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🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇷🇺 Russia

Population difference
11,566,428
131.9M
Mexico
143.5M
Russia
8.8%
Russia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on land area, where Russia’s figure is 8.4× higher.

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

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
Russia143,513,328
Land Areakm²
Mexico1,943,950 km²
Russia16,376,870 km²
Population Density/km²
Mexico67/km²
Russia9/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Mexico75.3 years
Russia73.4 years
GDP per Capita
Mexico$13,889
Russia$17,547
Urban Population
Mexico80.0%
Russia75.3%

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 Russia, side by side
IndicatorMexicoRussiaMexico vs Russia
Population131,946,90011th of 240143,513,3289th of 2408% lower
Annual Growth Rate+0.83%119th of 240−0.11%198th of 2400.93 points apart
Population Density/km²67/km²148th of 2409/km²221st of 2407.6× higher
Land Areakm²1,943,950 km²13th of 24016,376,870 km²1st of 2408.4× lower
Urban Population80.0%66th of 24075.3%86th of 2406% higher
GDP per Capita$13,889109th of 240$17,547100th of 24021% lower
GDP Growth+0.6%184th of 210+1.0%172nd of 21044% lower
Life Expectancyyears75.3 years123rd of 24073.4 years141st of 2402% higher
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.89 births per woman120th of 2401.42 births per woman193rd of 24033% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.5 per 1,000102nd of 2138.4 per 1,000176th of 2131.8× higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.2 per 1,000148th of 21312.4 per 1,00015th of 21350% lower
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.1 per 1,000 live births95th of 1944.1 per 1,000 live births39th of 1943.0× higher
Unemployment Rate2.7%27th of 1862.1%18th of 18625% higher
Inflation Rate3.8%72nd of 1918.7%29th of 19156% lower
Poverty Rate29.6%110th of 1647.2%15th of 1644.1× higher
Gini Index42.6140th of 17033.060th of 17029% higher
Health Spendingof GDP5.5% of GDP117th of 1927.0% of GDP85th of 19222% lower
Physiciansper 1,0002.59 per 1,00074th of 2065.11 per 1,0008th of 20649% lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.01 per 1,000155th of 1996.81 per 1,00012th of 1996.7× lower
Literacy Rate95.6%81st of 17599.9%4th of 1754% lower
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP107th of 2024.2% of GDP100th of 2023% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary103.1% gross, secondary49th of 20792.5% gross, secondary95th of 20711% higher
Renewable Energyof final consumption13.0% of final consumption127th of 2113.5% of final consumption172nd of 2113.7× higher
Forest Coverageof land area33.6% of land area96th of 21149.8% of land area53rd of 21133% lower
Internet Penetration83.1%93rd of 21194.4%35th of 21112% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people116.5 per 100 people101st of 212186.1 per 100 people9th of 21237% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births42 per 100,000 live births93rd of 1939 per 100,000 live births44th of 1934.7× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.89% of GDP132nd of 1637.05% of GDP6th of 1637.9× lower
Protected Areasof land area15.3% of land area123rd of 21111.5% of land area147th of 21133% higher
Median Ageyears29.6 years141st of 24040.3 years59th of 24026% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears10.2 years64th of 14811.6 years36th of 14812% lower
Human Development Index0.78980th of 1920.83263rd of 1925% lower
Happiness Index/ 106.97/ 1013th of 1645.83/ 1082nd of 16420% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita3.52 tonnes per capita100th of 21212.30 tonnes per capita19th of 2123.5× lower
Obesity Rate37.4%30th of 19821.2%117th of 1981.8× 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.

MexicoRussia
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Mexico and Russia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Mexico195027.6M
Mexico197559M
Mexico200098.6M
Mexico2025131.9M
Mexico2050148.9M
Mexico2075146.2M
Mexico2100130.2M
Russia1950103.4M
Russia1975134.1M
Russia2000146.7M
Russia2025144M
Russia2050136.1M
Russia2075128.6M
Russia2100126.4M

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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