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Mexico vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mexico has a population of 131M (ranked 11/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). Mexico's land area is 750,563 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 13th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

Mexico Namibia
Population
132790957
3141364
Population rank 11/197 134/197
GDP
$1.85T
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 12/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$14,158
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 71/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$25,688
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$1.08T
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.7%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,272
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 64/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,601
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
750,563 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.91
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
30.3 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Mexico and Namibia: Comparison Charts

Mexico and Namibia economies compared

GDP
Mexico

Namibia
Year GDP
Mexico Namibia
1960 $13,040,000,000 -
1961 $14,160,000,000 -
1962 $15,200,000,000 -
1963 $16,960,000,000 -
1964 $20,080,000,000 -
1965 $21,840,000,000 -
1966 $24,320,000,000 -
1967 $26,560,000,000 -
1968 $29,360,000,000 -
1969 $32,480,000,000 -
1970 $35,520,000,000 -
1971 $39,200,000,000 -
1972 $45,200,000,000 -
1973 $55,280,000,000 -
1974 $72,000,000,000 -
1975 $88,000,000,000 -
1976 $88,875,923,765 -
1977 $81,912,018,784 -
1978 $102,648,570,299 -
1979 $134,531,900,899 -
1980 $205,577,055,466 $2,421,990,338
1981 $263,797,827,860 $2,249,908,578
1982 $184,602,611,610 $2,118,710,248
1983 $156,167,000,433 $2,297,400,688
1984 $184,230,754,105 $1,951,260,038
1985 $195,241,069,482 $1,608,237,350
1986 $134,556,034,673 $1,809,048,527
1987 $147,542,558,209 $2,300,068,217
1988 $181,611,150,497 $2,495,094,746
1989 $221,403,098,267 $2,535,135,798
1990 $261,253,675,693 $2,789,921,854
1991 $313,139,656,146 $2,996,869,281
1992 $363,157,832,924 $3,429,521,699
1993 $530,160,763,663 $3,251,188,833
1994 $553,618,247,901 $3,666,503,530
1995 $380,157,469,867 $3,978,514,206
1996 $432,157,945,024 $3,989,163,197
1997 $523,449,530,464 $4,154,989,950
1998 $557,461,102,631 $3,873,109,866
1999 $631,249,359,702 $3,868,551,730
2000 $742,061,329,749 $3,922,232,165
2001 $796,064,590,549 $3,557,341,215
2002 $810,666,116,402 $3,349,169,826
2003 $765,549,967,889 $4,926,439,384
2004 $819,459,227,375 $6,609,205,995
2005 $917,571,853,529 $7,248,374,838
2006 $1,020,265,057,882 $8,001,779,551
2007 $1,102,355,554,880 $8,839,536,476
2008 $1,161,553,459,985 $8,607,431,497
2009 $943,437,415,025 $8,938,847,189
2010 $1,105,424,238,573 $11,431,412,421
2011 $1,229,013,703,578 $12,523,359,441
2012 $1,255,110,424,666 $13,042,053,592
2013 $1,327,436,290,439 $12,043,307,277
2014 $1,364,507,717,765 $12,435,430,970
2015 $1,213,294,467,780 $11,335,161,084
2016 $1,112,233,497,453 $10,722,018,732
2017 $1,190,721,475,906 $12,895,153,371
2018 $1,256,300,182,776 $13,682,019,076
2019 $1,304,106,203,902 $12,541,928,303
2020 $1,121,064,767,402 $10,583,748,542
2021 $1,316,569,466,735 $12,402,486,184
2022 $1,466,464,899,304 $12,569,449,123
2023 $1,793,798,859,343 $12,408,271,448
2024 $1,852,722,885,258 $13,372,354,269

Mexico and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
Mexico

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
Mexico Namibia
1960 $355 -
1961 $374 -
1962 $388 -
1963 $420 -
1964 $481 -
1965 $506 -
1966 $545 -
1967 $576 -
1968 $616 -
1969 $660 -
1970 $699 -
1971 $748 -
1972 $837 -
1973 $993 -
1974 $1,256 -
1975 $1,492 -
1976 $1,465 -
1977 $1,315 -
1978 $1,604 -
1979 $2,049 -
1980 $3,055 $2,468
1981 $3,829 $2,267
1982 $2,621 $2,097
1983 $2,170 $2,214
1984 $2,506 $1,830
1985 $2,602 $1,466
1986 $1,757 $1,599
1987 $1,888 $1,969
1988 $2,279 $2,063
1989 $2,725 $1,967
1990 $3,154 $2,037
1991 $3,709 $2,117
1992 $4,221 $2,347
1993 $6,048 $2,155
1994 $6,202 $2,356
1995 $4,184 $2,483
1996 $4,674 $2,423
1997 $5,567 $2,460
1998 $5,833 $2,235
1999 $6,500 $2,178
2000 $7,524 $2,157
2001 $7,953 $1,916
2002 $7,983 $1,772
2003 $7,434 $2,569
2004 $7,850 $3,403
2005 $8,672 $3,686
2006 $9,513 $4,017
2007 $10,134 $4,379
2008 $10,524 $4,205
2009 $8,424 $4,303
2010 $9,729 $5,418
2011 $10,664 $5,835
2012 $10,744 $5,943
2013 $11,217 $5,347
2014 $11,391 $5,378
2015 $10,021 $4,774
2016 $9,098 $4,396
2017 $9,649 $5,144
2018 $10,085 $5,309
2019 $10,370 $4,732
2020 $8,841 $3,879
2021 $10,314 $4,413
2022 $11,402 $4,350
2023 $13,826 $4,188
2024 $14,158 $4,413

Mexico vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mexico

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
Mexico Namibia
1950 43.8 41.9
1951 44.8 42.5
1952 45.7 43.1
1953 47 43.8
1954 48.3 44.4
1955 49.6 45
1956 50.4 45.7
1957 51.1 46.4
1958 51.8 47.1
1959 52.7 47.8
1960 53.6 48.5
1961 54.4 49.2
1962 55.1 50
1963 55.5 50.6
1964 55.9 51.3
1965 56.7 52
1966 57.4 52.3
1967 58 52.9
1968 58.2 53.6
1969 58.4 54.1
1970 58.9 54.7
1971 59.4 55.3
1972 60.1 55.8
1973 60.5 56.4
1974 61.2 56.9
1975 61.9 57.6
1976 62.5 58
1977 63 58.6
1978 63.4 59.1
1979 63.9 59.5
1980 64.3 56.6
1981 64.7 56.9
1982 65.3 57.3
1983 65.8 57.6
1984 66.2 58.1
1985 66.8 58.5
1986 67.4 58.7
1987 67.9 59.1
1988 68.3 59
1989 68.6 60.8
1990 69 61.4
1991 69.4 60.8
1992 69.7 60.2
1993 70 59.3
1994 70.3 58.4
1995 70.7 57.5
1996 71.1 56.6
1997 71.5 55.8
1998 71.8 54.8
1999 72.2 54
2000 72.6 52.9
2001 72.9 52
2002 73.1 52
2003 73.3 51.9
2004 73.4 52.2
2005 73.6 52.6
2006 73.7 53.2
2007 73.8 54
2008 73.7 54.7
2009 73.6 55.3
2010 73.7 56.1
2011 73.9 56.6
2012 74.1 57.7
2013 74.3 58.5
2014 74.4 59.3
2015 74.4 60
2016 74.4 60.8
2017 74.3 61.7
2018 74.3 62.6
2019 74.5 63.5
2020 70.4 64.1
2021 69.7 60.8
2022 74 64.2
2023 75.1 67.4
2024 75.3 67.5
2025 75.4 67.7

Mexico and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
Mexico

Namibia
Year Population
Mexico Namibia
1960 36,724,615 591,465
1961 37,890,118 603,067
1962 39,129,200 615,759
1963 40,424,065 629,589
1964 41,772,049 644,530
1965 43,174,477 660,558
1966 44,629,106 677,655
1967 46,129,608 696,045
1968 47,668,303 715,542
1969 49,233,194 736,120
1970 50,814,953 757,868
1971 52,412,558 780,584
1972 54,030,168 804,399
1973 55,667,284 828,928
1974 57,320,149 854,320
1975 58,982,400 881,032
1976 60,645,512 906,566
1977 62,308,493 931,104
1978 63,979,046 947,269
1979 65,648,865 962,825
1980 67,300,334 981,434
1981 68,892,108 992,500
1982 70,433,260 1,010,308
1983 71,971,240 1,037,511
1984 73,506,846 1,065,989
1985 75,043,414 1,096,890
1986 76,585,637 1,131,081
1987 78,136,651 1,167,889
1988 79,695,531 1,209,696
1989 81,247,182 1,288,947
1990 82,820,170 1,369,303
1991 84,430,572 1,415,684
1992 86,044,809 1,461,322
1993 87,653,807 1,508,697
1994 89,259,205 1,556,304
1995 90,862,455 1,602,170
1996 92,452,702 1,646,103
1997 94,021,207 1,689,264
1998 95,575,245 1,732,745
1999 97,115,707 1,776,368
2000 98,625,552 1,818,647
2001 100,099,099 1,857,048
2002 101,548,624 1,889,970
2003 102,978,515 1,917,464
2004 104,394,131 1,942,082
2005 105,811,504 1,966,582
2006 107,253,666 1,991,888
2007 108,774,360 2,018,600
2008 110,374,288 2,047,056
2009 111,999,721 2,077,394
2010 113,623,895 2,109,811
2011 115,243,504 2,146,325
2012 116,818,208 2,194,654
2013 118,343,573 2,252,508
2014 119,784,261 2,312,139
2015 121,072,306 2,374,300
2016 122,251,351 2,439,213
2017 123,400,057 2,506,853
2018 124,573,711 2,577,327
2019 125,762,982 2,650,494
2020 126,799,054 2,728,762
2021 127,648,148 2,810,548
2022 128,613,117 2,889,662
2023 129,739,759 2,963,095
2024 130,861,007 3,030,131

Fertility rates in Mexico and Namibia

Fertility rate
Mexico

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
Mexico Namibia
1960 6.76 6.24
1961 6.78 6.29
1962 6.8 6.35
1963 6.82 6.41
1964 6.83 6.43
1965 6.82 6.45
1966 6.79 6.47
1967 6.75 6.49
1968 6.71 6.5
1969 6.63 6.51
1970 6.53 6.52
1971 6.42 6.52
1972 6.28 6.53
1973 6.12 6.54
1974 5.95 6.55
1975 5.74 6.53
1976 5.54 6.49
1977 5.36 6.44
1978 5.2 6.38
1979 4.96 6.31
1980 4.74 6.24
1981 4.57 6.16
1982 4.43 6.08
1983 4.3 6
1984 4.18 5.94
1985 4.09 5.88
1986 3.97 5.79
1987 3.8 5.7
1988 3.64 5.61
1989 3.53 5.52
1990 3.44 5.4
1991 3.36 5.29
1992 3.29 5.11
1993 3.21 4.91
1994 3.13 4.68
1995 3.04 4.42
1996 2.96 4.2
1997 2.89 4.17
1998 2.82 4.18
1999 2.76 4.14
2000 2.71 3.99
2001 2.67 3.83
2002 2.63 3.69
2003 2.58 3.58
2004 2.54 3.55
2005 2.5 3.57
2006 2.46 3.6
2007 2.42 3.61
2008 2.39 3.62
2009 2.36 3.63
2010 2.34 3.66
2011 2.32 3.66
2012 2.29 3.68
2013 2.27 3.65
2014 2.21 3.64
2015 2.14 3.6
2016 2.09 3.57
2017 2.04 3.51
2018 2.03 3.46
2019 2.02 3.4
2020 1.99 3.35
2021 1.97 3.3
2022 1.94 3.25
2023 1.91 3.21

Mexico and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
Mexico

Namibia
Year Median age, years
Mexico Namibia
1960 16.6 18.9
1961 16.5 18.7
1962 16.4 18.6
1963 16.3 18.5
1964 16.3 18.4
1965 16.2 18.4
1966 16.2 18.3
1967 16.1 18.3
1968 16.1 18.2
1969 16.1 18.1
1970 16.1 18.1
1971 16 18
1972 16 17.9
1973 16.1 17.8
1974 16.1 17.7
1975 16.2 17.6
1976 16.2 17.5
1977 16.4 17.3
1978 16.5 17
1979 16.6 16.8
1980 16.8 16.6
1981 17.1 16.4
1982 17.4 16.3
1983 17.7 16.4
1984 18 16.5
1985 18.3 16.7
1986 18.6 16.9
1987 18.9 17
1988 19.2 17.3
1989 19.4 17.8
1990 19.7 18.3
1991 20 18.4
1992 20.4 18.4
1993 20.7 18.5
1994 21 18.5
1995 21.4 18.6
1996 21.7 18.7
1997 22 18.8
1998 22.2 18.9
1999 22.5 18.9
2000 22.8 19
2001 23.1 19.1
2002 23.5 19.2
2003 23.8 19.3
2004 24.1 19.4
2005 24.4 19.6
2006 24.7 19.7
2007 25 19.9
2008 25.3 20
2009 25.6 20.3
2010 25.8 20.5
2011 26.1 20.7
2012 26.4 20.9
2013 26.7 21.1
2014 27 21.3
2015 27.3 21.4
2016 27.6 21.5
2017 28 21.6
2018 28.3 21.7
2019 28.6 21.8
2020 29 21.8
2021 29.2 21.8
2022 29.5 21.8
2023 29.9 21.9
2024 30.3 22.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mexico Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.67T
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
29%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.66%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
341,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.02%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.62%
2024
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
31.6%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.3
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
2022
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2022
1%
2015
Number of millionaires
331,538
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.38%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
22
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
129
2024
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$418B
2024
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$232B
2024
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$67.6B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
51,128,000
2020
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.57%
2020
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
53%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

Mexico Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,560 kg
2023
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.9
2023
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
487 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.75 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.7%
2023
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
13%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
5.94%
2023
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
21.6%
2023
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
2,609 kWh
2023
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
24.4%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
5.45%
2023
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
3.24%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.7%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

Mexico Namibia
% of world population
1.61%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-104,581
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
81.9%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.2
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
26
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
88
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
24.9
2023
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.8
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.8%
2024
87.6%
2023
English speaking
13%
2023
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
81.2%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

Mexico Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$651
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$254.5
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
75.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.56
2021
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.3 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
42
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.5
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
36.9%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
49
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
14.9%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.79 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

Mexico Namibia
% of world land
1.31%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
5,736 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
380,486 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
252,159 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
519,841 mi
2023
n/a

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