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🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
46,068,344
131.9M
Mexico
85.9M
Turkey
53.6%
Mexico is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on inflation rate, where Turkey’s figure is 9.2× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
Mexico
by population · North America
Turkey
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
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
Mexico1,943,950 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
Mexico67/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
Mexico75.3 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
Mexico$13,889
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
Mexico80.0%
Turkey89.5%

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 Turkey, side by side
IndicatorMexicoTurkeyMexico vs Turkey
Population131,946,90011th of 24085,878,55618th of 24054% higher
Annual Growth Rate+0.83%119th of 240+0.42%158th of 2402.0× higher
Population Density/km²67/km²148th of 240111/km²104th of 24040% lower
Land Areakm²1,943,950 km²13th of 240769,630 km²36th of 2402.5× higher
Urban Population80.0%66th of 24089.5%37th of 24011% lower
GDP per Capita$13,889109th of 240$18,59997th of 24025% lower
GDP Growth+0.6%184th of 210+3.6%93rd of 2106.4× lower
Life Expectancyyears75.3 years123rd of 24077.4 years97th of 2403% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman1.89 births per woman120th of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 24028% higher
Birth Rateper 1,00015.5 per 1,000102nd of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 21341% higher
Death Rateper 1,0006.2 per 1,000148th of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 2139% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births12.1 per 1,000 live births95th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 19451% higher
Unemployment Rate2.7%27th of 1868.5%137th of 1863.2× lower
Inflation Rate3.8%72nd of 19134.9%7th of 1919.2× lower
Poverty Rate29.6%110th of 16413.0%33rd of 1642.3× higher
Gini Index42.6140th of 17043.7145th of 1703% lower
Health Spendingof GDP5.5% of GDP117th of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 19229% higher
Physiciansper 1,0002.59 per 1,00074th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 20616% higher
Hospital Bedsper 1,0001.01 per 1,000155th of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 1993.0× lower
Literacy Rate95.6%81st of 17597.3%61st of 1752% lower
Education Spendingof GDP4.1% of GDP107th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 20231% higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary103.1% gross, secondary49th of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20713% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption13.0% of final consumption127th of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 2118% higher
Forest Coverageof land area33.6% of land area96th of 21129.5% of land area109th of 21114% higher
Internet Penetration83.1%93rd of 21189.8%62nd of 2117% lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people116.5 per 100 people101st of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 2128% higher
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births42 per 100,000 live births93rd of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 1932.8× higher
Military Spendingof GDP0.89% of GDP132nd of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 16354% lower
Protected Areasof land area15.3% of land area123rd of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2112.2× higher
Median Ageyears29.6 years141st of 24033.5 years117th of 24011% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears10.2 years64th of 1488.5 years93rd of 14820% higher
Human Development Index0.78980th of 1920.85351st of 1928% lower
Happiness Index/ 106.97/ 1013th of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16432% higher
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita3.52 tonnes per capita100th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 21240% lower
Obesity Rate37.4%30th of 19830.5%66th of 19823% 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.

MexicoTurkey
020M40M60M80M100M120M140M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
Mexico and Turkey population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
Mexico195027.6M
Mexico197559M
Mexico200098.6M
Mexico2025131.9M
Mexico2050148.9M
Mexico2075146.2M
Mexico2100130.2M
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

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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