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Mexico

Against upper middle income countries, Mexico ranks 4th of 57 on gender and 50th of 58 on health. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Mexico with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Mexico reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025+0.1396 of 17926 of 51moderate +0.53
Health score 2024-0.62175 of 19350 of 58moderate +0.32
Education score 2024+0.6489 of 19931 of 57proxy +0.81
Wellbeing score 2022+0.3340 of 1105 of 35high +0.80
Equality score 2024-0.05108 of 16541 of 53high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+1.1384 of 21017 of 58proxy +0.90
Gender score 2025+1.3321 of 1864 of 57moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024-0.33139 of 21332 of 58moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025+0.5162 of 19510 of 56high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Mexico, grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths5.94per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse
Homicide rate24.9per 100,000 population2023higher is worse

culture

Religious attendance60.6%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Religion very important50.5%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Frequent prayer71.9%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Confidence in religious institutions61.7%% of respondents2022no agreed direction
Divorce rate1.28divorces per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Births outside marriage70.4%% of live births2020no agreed direction
Women's age at first marriage27.5years2014no agreed direction
Marriage rate3.9marriages per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Children with one parent23.8%% of children aged 0-172020no agreed direction
Religiously unaffiliated10.6%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share89.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share0.00629%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households10.2%% of households2015no agreed direction
One-person households10.1%% of households2015no agreed direction
Women in a union53%% of women aged 15-492023no agreed direction
Marriage rate (UN)3.81marriages per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction
Divorce rate (UN)1.25divorces per 1,000 people2023no agreed direction

demography

Median age28.9years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing26.8years2023no agreed direction
Population131,946,900people2025no agreed direction
Population growth0.826%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization80%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+8.52%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1424.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate1.89births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate15.5per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-108,037people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population1.3%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

Public social spending10%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Family benefits spending0.548%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Old-age spending5.11%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Government spending per capita$7,585current international dollars2024no agreed direction
Corporate tax rate30%% of profit2018no agreed direction
HDI0.789index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.646index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$21,912international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$22,157international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$10,257US$2025higher is better
GDP growth0.562%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation3.81%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness79.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows2.35%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Tax revenue14.8%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Government consumption11.8%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense22.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Military spending0.893%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture11.4%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

PISA maths395PISA points2022higher is better
PISA reading415PISA points2022higher is better
PISA science410PISA points2022higher is better
Primary completion98.2%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling14.5years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling9.35years2023higher is better
Education spending4.06%% of GDP2022no agreed direction
Primary enrollment102%% gross2024higher is better
Secondary enrollment103%% gross2024higher is better
Tertiary enrollment48.2%% gross2024higher is better
Adult literacy95.6%% of adults2024higher is better
Compulsory schooling14years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary0.363%% of primary-age children2024higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio26.6pupils per teacher2017higher is worse
Researchers438per million people2024higher is better

environment

Recycling rate4.99%% of municipal waste2012higher is better
CO2 per capita3.64t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area33.6%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land50.7%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land15.3%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender wage gap16.5%% of men's median earnings2016higher is worse
Gender Inequality Index0.358index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.976ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.801index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers45%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament50.2%% of seats2025higher is better
Women in management39.3%% of managers2025higher is better
Married by 1818.2%% of women aged 20-242023higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index26index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)3rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)4rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Trust in government59.5%% of respondents2024higher is better
Pre-trial detainee share36.3%% of prisoners2024higher is worse
Refugees originating30per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.469index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.221index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.337index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.545index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.574index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.619index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.702index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.642index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.49index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration97%% of children under 52020higher is better
Control of corruption-0.941index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.15index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-0.22index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-0.196index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-0.338index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.715index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy75.3years2024higher is better
Infant mortality12.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality13.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending5.5%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate6.95per 100,0002021higher is worse
Hospital beds1.01per 1,000 people2022no agreed direction
Basic water access99.5%% of population2024higher is better
Basic sanitation93%% of population2024higher is better
Child stunting13.1%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility59.3births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality42per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance96.6%% of births2017higher is better
Alcohol consumption4.79litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use15.7%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths12.8per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians2.59per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation78%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence0.5%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence28per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality16.3%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women13.2%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending41.2%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment2.7%% of population2023higher is worse
Food insecurity19.3%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity37.4%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index79index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Market-income Gini0.416index, 0 to 12022higher is worse
Redistribution3.77%% reduction in the Gini2022no agreed direction
Gini index42.6index (0-100)2024higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate1.6%% of population2024higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users83.1%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions116per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access99.8%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population17.6%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband21.7per 100 people2024higher is better

labor

Active labour market spending0.001%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Retirement age, men71.3years2018no agreed direction
Retirement age, women66.5years2018no agreed direction
Hours worked2,143hours per year2016no agreed direction
Informal employment56.4%% of employment2024higher is worse
Unemployment2.67%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation47.5%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation77.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Youth not in work or study16.2%% of 15 to 24 year olds2025higher is worse
Vulnerable employment25.3%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Interpersonal trust10.5%% of respondents2022higher is better
Self-reported happiness92%% of respondents2022higher is better
Life satisfaction6.97score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Mexico

Also in Latin America & Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, The, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico (US), Sint Maarten (Dutch part), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Martin (French part), St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, RB, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

Also upper middle income, in other regions: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cabo Verde, China, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Philippines, Samoa, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tonga, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Ukraine, and more on the full list of countries.