Mexico vs Russia

Mexico and Russia 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.

• Mexico and Russia have about the same number of people: 131.9 million and 143.5 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Russia ($17,547) is 26% higher than in Mexico ($13,889) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Russia (1%) than in Mexico (0.6%), a difference of 0.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Russia (8.7%) than in Mexico (3.8%), a difference of 4.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Mexico (2.7%) than in Russia (2.1%), a difference of 0.6 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mexico can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Russia: 75.3 years against 73.4 years in 2024.
• The population of Russia is older: half of its people are over 39.5 years, against 28.9 years in Mexico in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Russia (94.4%) than in Mexico (83.1%), a difference of 11.3 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Russia (14 tonnes) are about 3.9 times as high as in Mexico (3.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Russia (50.8%) than in Mexico (34.2%), a difference of 16.6 percentage points in 2024.