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Indonesia vs Mexico
Side-by-side comparison of Indonesia and Mexico from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Indonesia
East Asia & Pacific · nation age 81 years
Mexico
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 216 years
In short
Indonesia scores 56.1 in the NationsTree Index (65th in the world) and Mexico scores 52.6 (76th), a gap of 3.6 points. Their trees are 43 m and 35 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Indonesia has 2.2 times the population of Mexico. Indonesia and Mexico have a similar land area. The economy of Indonesia is 48% larger than that of Mexico (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Indonesia 285.7 million and Mexico 131.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $25,868 in Mexico and $17,660 in Indonesia (2025, international dollars). People in Mexico live on average 4.0 years longer (75.3 vs 71.3 years).
Of 38 indicators reported by both countries, Indonesia ranks higher in the world on 20 and Mexico on 18. Indonesia is clearly stronger in institutions & safety, military and natural resources. Mexico is clearly stronger in tourism.
As a nation, Mexico is the older of the two (statehood since 1810, 216 years), compared with Indonesia (since 1945). Over the last five years Indonesia improved faster (direction score 82 vs 57 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Indonesia and Mexico.
Indonesiabetter
0.3
7th of 145
Mexico
24.9
131st of 145
GDP growthEconomy
Indonesiabetter
5.1%
47th of 210
Mexico
0.6%
186th of 210
Income inequality (Gini)Society & health
Indonesiabetter
34.4
58th of 108
Mexico
42.6
94th of 108
InflationEconomy
Indonesiabetter
1.9%
57th of 180
Mexico
3.8%
113th of 180
PhysiciansSociety & health
Indonesia
0.52
123rd of 174
Mexicobetter
2.59
71st of 174
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Indonesia overtook Mexico in the NationsTree Index in 2017 and has stayed ahead since.
Indonesia overtook Mexico in GDP (PPP) in 2007 and has stayed ahead since.
Mexico has been ahead of Indonesia in GDP per person (PPP) and life expectancy in every year since 1990.
Indonesia has been ahead of Mexico in population in every year since 1990.
Strength by category
Average world percentile of the indicators in each category (0–100, direction taken into account). i
IndonesiaMexico All indicators
Latest available value for each country with its year and world rank. Green: the better world position of the two, red: the weaker one.
| Indicator | Indonesia | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,916,90714th/216 · 2024 | 1,957,19413th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,892,41014th/216 · 2024 | 1,943,95013th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 285.7 m4th/217 · 2025 | 131.9 m11th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.78%115th/217 · 2025 | 0.83%112th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 149.877th/216 · 2024 | 67.3138th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 59.4%130th/217 · 2025 | 80.0%58th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 24.2%100th/217 · 2025 | 24.1%102nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 7.5%119th/217 · 2025 | 8.5%113th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $1.45 trn17th/210 · 2025 | $1.83 trn14th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $5.05 trn7th/199 · 2025 | $3.41 trn13th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $4.31 trn7th/199 · 2025 | $2.89 trn13th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $5,060139th/210 · 2025 | $13,88992nd/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $17,660114th/199 · 2025 | $25,86890th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $5,120128th/201 · 2025 | $13,73082nd/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 5.1%47th/210 · 2025 | 0.6%186th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 1.9%57th/180 · 2025 | 3.8%113th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 3.2%48th/187 · 2025 | 2.7%27th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 30.0%2009 | 50.3%24th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 40.9%64th/189 · 2025 | 61.7%119th/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -2.9%102nd/192 · 2025 | -4.9%147th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 13.1%59th/197 · 2025 | 3.9%116th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 38.7%19th/200 · 2025 | 30.6%51st/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 19.1%24th/192 · 2025 | 20.0%19th/192 · 2025 |
| Services % of GDP | 43.9%172nd/200 · 2025 | 58.9%93rd/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $330.28 bn30th/182 · 2025 | $726.56 bn16th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $297.00 bn31st/182 · 2025 | $738.16 bn14th/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 22.8%132nd/183 · 2025 | 39.6%85th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 20.5%164th/183 · 2025 | 40.3%102nd/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 43.4%155th/183 · 2025 | 79.9%94th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 16.0%40th/170 · 2025 | 3.0%87th/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 47.4%69th/171 · 2025 | 81.2%17th/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 22.9%64th/171 · 2025 | 7.5%125th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 9.2%41st/171 · 2025 | 2.4%99th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 8.7%75th/168 · 2024 | 19.3%34th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.1%77th/191 · 2025 | -0.5%80th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 1.6%119th/196 · 2025 | 2.4%85th/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 5.2%71st/209 · 2021 | 3.6%84th/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 0.77%48th/197 · 2021 | 2.07%37th/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.84%32nd/197 · 2021 | 0.09%61st/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 1.22%6th/195 · 2021 | 0.02%46th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 1.91%38th/209 · 2021 | 1.36%40th/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.42%74th/209 · 2021 | 0.11%113th/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 9.3%107th/206 · 2024 | 10.3%103rd/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 7,24056th/183 · 2022 | 3,18080th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 4.1 m44th/194 · 2020 | 51.1 m3rd/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $3.53 bn37th/175 · 2020 | $11.45 bn15th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.0%128th/168 · 2020 | 2.6%118th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 2.9 m39th/107 · 2020 | 36.1 m5th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 71.3146th/217 · 2024 | 75.3105th/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 17.7115th/196 · 2024 | 13.192nd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 0.52123rd/174 · 2023 | 2.5971st/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.4104th/145 · 2023 | 1.0117th/145 · 2022 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 78%150th/193 · 2024 | 78%150th/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 56.7%104th/153 · 2023 | 69.0%84th/153 · 2024 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 97.2%73rd/173 · 2025 | 103.1%48th/173 · 2024 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 65.1%19th/55 · 2022 | 48.2%32nd/55 · 2022 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 11.1%121st/217 · 2025 | 12.6%111th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 2.7%185th/193 · 2023 | 5.5%118th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 96.0%33rd/98 · 2020 | 95.6%36th/98 · 2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 44.9%87th/150 · 2023 | 48.2%81st/150 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.728113th/193 · 2023 | 0.78981st/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 34.458th/108 · 2025 | 42.694th/108 · 2024 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 3.7%72nd/108 · 2025 | 1.6%57th/108 · 2024 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.9%123rd/215 · 2024 | 99.8%126th/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 30.5%128th/150 · 2024 | 43.0%118th/150 · 2024 |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | — | 62.7%70th/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 72.8%117th/186 · 2024 | 83.1%89th/186 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 12382nd/210 · 2024 | 116102nd/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 4.9140th/208 · 2024 | 21.784th/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.9058th/164 · 2022 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | 5,48325th/82 · 2019 | — |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 97.0 m9th/161 · 2023 | 78.8 m15th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 2.87109th/203 · 2024 | 3.64124th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 20.2%106th/212 · 2021 | 13.0%127th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 20.8124th/200 · 2023 | 16.696th/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 50.7%57th/214 · 2024 | 34.2%100th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,02089th/149 · 2024 | 1,49876th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 57.682nd/205 · 2025 | 48.6121st/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 37.7134th/207 · 2025 | 29.0164th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 54.4114th/207 · 2025 | 39.4175th/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 52.7170th/207 · 2025 | 55.0163rd/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 57.385th/205 · 2025 | 51.5115th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 54.7111th/205 · 2025 | 52.5119th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 0.37th/145 · 2022 | 24.9131st/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $15.03 bn26th/156 · 2025 | $13.65 bn30th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 1.0%112th/156 · 2025 | 0.7%134th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 6.3%56th/154 · 2025 | 2.5%128th/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 676,0009th/170 · 2020 | 341,00019th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.49%118th/168 · 2020 | 0.64%99th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.3 bn7th/163 · 2025 | 9.0 m111th/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 17.0 m45th/65 · 2021 | 1.0 m2019 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.28%75th/110 · 2020 | 0.25%79th/110 · 2024 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1,93119th/137 · 2024 | 1,17228th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 38,99217th/197 · 2023 | 18,98226th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Indonesia or Mexico?
Indonesia has the larger population: 285.7 m (2025) compared with 131.9 m for Mexico (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Indonesia or Mexico?
Mexico is larger: 1,957,194 km² (2024) compared with 1,916,907 km² for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Indonesia or Mexico?
Indonesia has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $5.05 trn intl. (2025) compared with $3.41 trn intl. for Mexico (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD.
Which is richer per person, Indonesia or Mexico?
Mexico has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $25,868 intl. (2025) compared with $17,660 intl. for Indonesia (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Indonesia or Mexico?
Mexico has the higher life expectancy at birth: 75.3 years (2024) compared with 71.3 years for Indonesia (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Indonesia or Mexico?
Indonesia spends more on the military: $15.03 bn (2025) compared with $13.65 bn for Mexico (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Indonesia or Mexico?
Indonesia: 56.1 points (65th in the world); Mexico: 52.6 points (76th). The index combines foundations, economic strength, quality of life, problems and 5-year direction from public statistics.
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Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Indonesia vs Mexico — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/indonesia-vs-mexico. Data as of 26 October 2026.