China vs Mexico

China and Mexico compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• China has about 11 times as many people as Mexico: 1.41 billion against 131.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in China ($13,862) and Mexico ($13,889) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in China (5%) than in Mexico (0.6%), a difference of 4.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mexico (3.8%) than in China (0.1%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in China (4.6%) than in Mexico (2.7%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in China can expect to live 2.7 years longer than one born in Mexico: 78 years against 75.3 years in 2024.
• The population of China is older: half of its people are over 39.1 years, against 28.9 years in Mexico in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in China (91.6% in 2025) than in Mexico (83.1% in 2024), a difference of 8.5 percentage points.
• CO2 emissions per person in China (9.3 tonnes) are about 2.6 times as high as in Mexico (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Mexico (34.2%) than in China (24%), a difference of 10.2 percentage points in 2024.