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Mexico vs Türkiye
Side-by-side comparison of Mexico and Türkiye from official statistics: size, economy, people, trade, natural resources, health, infrastructure and military, with world ranks, years and sources.
Mexico
Latin America & Caribbean · nation age 216 years
Türkiye
Europe & Central Asia · nation age 727 years
In short
Türkiye scores 64.7 in the NationsTree Index (47th in the world) and Mexico scores 52.6 (76th), a gap of 12.2 points. Their trees are 35 m and 39 m tall; tree height grows with real GDP and is adjusted by the index.
Mexico has 54% more people than Türkiye. Mexico is 2.5 times larger than Türkiye by land area. The economy of Türkiye is 14% larger than that of Mexico (GDP at purchasing power parity). Population: Mexico 131.9 million and Türkiye 85.9 million (2025).
GDP per person at purchasing power parity is $45,288 in Türkiye and $25,868 in Mexico (2025, international dollars). People in Türkiye live on average 2.2 years longer (77.4 vs 75.3 years).
Of 40 indicators reported by both countries, Mexico ranks higher in the world on 12 and Türkiye on 28. Mexico is clearly stronger in trade and environment & energy. Türkiye is clearly stronger in military, science & innovation and infrastructure & digital.
As a nation, Türkiye is the older of the two (statehood since 1299, 727 years), compared with Mexico (since 1810). Over the last five years Türkiye improved faster (direction score 71 vs 57 out of 100).
Where they differ most
The indicators with the biggest gap in world position between Mexico and Türkiye.
Mexico
78%
150th of 193
Türkiyebetter
99%
1st of 193
UnemploymentEconomy
Mexicobetter
2.7%
27th of 187
Türkiye
8.5%
138th of 187
Access to electricityInfrastructure & digital
Mexico
99.8%
126th of 215
Türkiyebetter
100.0%
1st of 215
General government gross debtEconomy
Mexico
61.7%
119th of 189
Türkiyebetter
23.7%
21st of 189
Tertiary enrolmentSociety & health
Mexico
48.2%
81st of 150
Türkiyebetter
105.9%
10th of 150
Over time
How the two countries moved against each other, from the yearly data.
Türkiye overtook Mexico in GDP (PPP) in 2021 and has stayed ahead since.
Türkiye overtook Mexico in GDP per person (PPP) in 2008 and has stayed ahead since.
Türkiye overtook Mexico in life expectancy in 2006 and has stayed ahead since.
Türkiye overtook Mexico in the NationsTree Index in 2004 and has stayed ahead since.
Mexico has been ahead of Türkiye 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
MexicoTürkiye 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 | Mexico | Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| Land & people | ||
| Surface area km² | 1,957,19413th/216 · 2024 | 785,35036th/216 · 2024 |
| Land area km² | 1,943,95013th/216 · 2024 | 769,63036th/216 · 2024 |
| Population people | 131.9 m11th/217 · 2025 | 85.9 m18th/217 · 2025 |
| Population growth % | 0.83%112th/217 · 2025 | 0.42%147th/217 · 2025 |
| Population density people/km² | 67.3138th/216 · 2024 | 111.197th/216 · 2024 |
| Urban population % | 80.0%58th/217 · 2025 | 89.5%32nd/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 0–14 % | 24.1%102nd/217 · 2025 | 21.0%116th/217 · 2025 |
| Population aged 65+ % | 8.5%113th/217 · 2025 | 10.6%94th/217 · 2025 |
| Economy | ||
| GDP USD | $1.83 trn14th/210 · 2025 | $1.60 trn16th/210 · 2025 |
| GDP (PPP) intl. USD | $3.41 trn13th/199 · 2025 | $3.89 trn11th/199 · 2025 |
| Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) intl. USD 2021 | $2.89 trn13th/199 · 2025 | $3.20 trn11th/199 · 2025 |
| GDP per person USD | $13,88992nd/210 · 2025 | $18,59981st/210 · 2025 |
| GDP per person (PPP) intl. USD | $25,86890th/199 · 2025 | $45,28858th/199 · 2025 |
| GNI per person (Atlas) USD | $13,73082nd/201 · 2025 | $16,30075th/201 · 2025 |
| GDP growth % | 0.6%186th/210 · 2025 | 3.6%94th/210 · 2025 |
| Inflation % | 3.8%113th/180 · 2025 | 34.9%175th/180 · 2025 |
| Unemployment % | 2.7%27th/187 · 2025 | 8.5%138th/187 · 2025 |
| Central government debt % of GDP | 50.3%24th/55 · 2024 | 25.5%8th/55 · 2024 |
| General government gross debt % of GDP | 61.7%119th/189 · 2025 | 23.7%21st/189 · 2025 |
| Government budget balance % of GDP | -4.9%147th/192 · 2025 | -2.8%99th/192 · 2025 |
| Main industries | ||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing % of GDP | 3.9%116th/197 · 2025 | 5.2%105th/197 · 2025 |
| Industry incl. construction % of GDP | 30.6%51st/200 · 2025 | 24.0%96th/200 · 2025 |
| Manufacturing % of GDP | 20.0%19th/192 · 2025 | 16.8%35th/192 · 2024 |
| Services % of GDP | 58.9%93rd/200 · 2025 | 59.4%91st/200 · 2025 |
| Trade | ||
| Exports of goods & services USD | $726.56 bn16th/182 · 2025 | $396.92 bn26th/182 · 2025 |
| Imports of goods & services USD | $738.16 bn14th/182 · 2025 | $400.68 bn23rd/182 · 2025 |
| Exports % of GDP | 39.6%85th/183 · 2025 | 24.8%125th/183 · 2025 |
| Imports % of GDP | 40.3%102nd/183 · 2025 | 25.1%152nd/183 · 2025 |
| Trade openness % of GDP | 79.9%94th/183 · 2025 | 49.9%144th/183 · 2025 |
| Fuel exports % of merchandise exports | 3.0%87th/170 · 2025 | 5.4%72nd/170 · 2025 |
| Manufactures exports % of merchandise exports | 81.2%17th/171 · 2025 | 74.5%32nd/171 · 2025 |
| Food exports % of merchandise exports | 7.5%125th/171 · 2025 | 11.8%108th/171 · 2025 |
| Ores & metals exports % of merchandise exports | 2.4%99th/171 · 2025 | 4.6%66th/171 · 2025 |
| High-tech exports % of manufactured exports | 19.3%34th/168 · 2024 | 5.1%100th/168 · 2024 |
| Current account balance % of GDP | -0.5%80th/191 · 2025 | -1.9%99th/191 · 2025 |
| Foreign direct investment, inflows % of GDP | 2.4%85th/196 · 2025 | 0.8%152nd/196 · 2025 |
| Natural resources | ||
| Natural resource rents % of GDP | 3.6%84th/209 · 2021 | 0.8%121st/209 · 2021 |
| Oil rents % of GDP | 2.07%37th/197 · 2021 | 0.14%73rd/197 · 2021 |
| Natural gas rents % of GDP | 0.09%61st/197 · 2021 | 0.01%85th/197 · 2021 |
| Coal rents % of GDP | 0.02%46th/195 · 2021 | 0.05%35th/195 · 2021 |
| Mineral rents % of GDP | 1.36%40th/209 · 2021 | 0.63%51st/209 · 2021 |
| Forest rents % of GDP | 0.11%113th/209 · 2021 | 0.00%183rd/209 · 2021 |
| Arable land % of land area | 10.3%103rd/206 · 2024 | 26.3%37th/206 · 2024 |
| Renewable freshwater per person m³ | 3,18080th/183 · 2022 | 2,67188th/183 · 2022 |
| Tourism | ||
| International tourist arrivals arrivals | 51.1 m3rd/194 · 2020 | 16.0 m15th/194 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts USD | $11.45 bn15th/175 · 2020 | $13.77 bn12th/175 · 2020 |
| Tourism receipts % of exports | 2.6%118th/168 · 2020 | 6.6%76th/168 · 2020 |
| Outbound trips departures | 36.1 m5th/107 · 2020 | 2.2 m48th/107 · 2020 |
| Society & health | ||
| Life expectancy years | 75.3105th/217 · 2024 | 77.483rd/217 · 2024 |
| Under-5 mortality per 1,000 births | 13.192nd/196 · 2024 | 9.672nd/196 · 2024 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.5971st/174 · 2022 | 2.2479th/174 · 2022 |
| Hospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.0117th/145 · 2022 | 3.157th/145 · 2023 |
| DPT immunization % of children 12–23 months | 78%150th/193 · 2024 | 99%1st/193 · 2024 |
| Completed lower secondary, 25+ % of adults | 69.0%84th/153 · 2024 | 54.3%107th/153 · 2023 |
| Secondary enrolment % gross | 103.1%48th/173 · 2024 | 118.4%20th/173 · 2023 |
| Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) % of population | 48.2%32nd/55 · 2022 | 49.3%31st/55 · 2019 |
| Old-age dependency ratio % of working-age population | 12.6%111th/217 · 2025 | 15.5%95th/217 · 2025 |
| Health spending % of GDP | 5.5%118th/193 · 2023 | 4.3%148th/193 · 2023 |
| Adult literacy % | 95.6%36th/98 · 2024 | 97.3%26th/98 · 2021 |
| Tertiary enrolment % gross | 48.2%81st/150 · 2024 | 105.9%10th/150 · 2023 |
| Human Development Index index 0–1 | 0.78981st/193 · 2023 | 0.85351st/193 · 2023 |
| Income inequality (Gini) index | 42.694th/108 · 2024 | 43.797th/108 · 2023 |
| Extreme poverty % of population | 1.6%57th/108 · 2024 | 0.2%18th/108 · 2023 |
| Infrastructure & digital | ||
| Access to electricity % of population | 99.8%126th/215 · 2024 | 100.0%1st/215 · 2024 |
| Safely managed drinking water % of population | 43.0%118th/150 · 2024 | — |
| Safely managed sanitation % of population | 62.7%70th/144 · 2024 | 78.9%52nd/144 · 2024 |
| Internet users % of population | 83.1%89th/186 · 2024 | 89.8%58th/186 · 2025 |
| Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | 116102nd/210 · 2024 | 108128th/210 · 2024 |
| Fixed broadband per 100 people | 21.784th/208 · 2024 | 23.481st/208 · 2024 |
| Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) score 1–5 | 2.8063rd/164 · 2022 | 3.4042nd/164 · 2022 |
| Rail lines route-km | — | 10,54617th/82 · 2021 |
| Air passengers carried passengers | 78.8 m15th/161 · 2023 | 125.9 m5th/161 · 2023 |
| Environment & energy | ||
| CO₂ emissions per person t CO₂e | 3.64124th/203 · 2024 | 5.38156th/203 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy % of final energy use | 13.0%127th/212 · 2021 | 12.0%135th/212 · 2021 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ | 16.696th/200 · 2023 | 26.4142nd/200 · 2023 |
| Forest area % of land area | 34.2%100th/214 · 2024 | 29.5%113th/214 · 2024 |
| Energy use per person kg oil eq. | 1,49876th/149 · 2024 | 1,93659th/149 · 2024 |
| Institutions & safety | ||
| Government effectiveness score 0–100 | 48.6121st/205 · 2025 | 52.9106th/205 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption score 0–100 | 29.0164th/207 · 2025 | 37.4135th/207 · 2025 |
| Rule of law score 0–100 | 39.4175th/207 · 2025 | 45.2153rd/207 · 2025 |
| Political stability score 0–100 | 55.0163rd/207 · 2025 | 50.2175th/207 · 2025 |
| Regulatory quality score 0–100 | 51.5115th/205 · 2025 | 52.5110th/205 · 2025 |
| Voice & accountability score 0–100 | 52.5119th/205 · 2025 | 37.3159th/205 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate per 100,000 | 24.9131st/145 · 2023 | 3.284th/145 · 2023 |
| Military | ||
| Military expenditure USD | $13.65 bn30th/156 · 2025 | $29.99 bn18th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of GDP | 0.7%134th/156 · 2025 | 1.9%69th/156 · 2025 |
| Military expenditure % of government spending | 2.5%128th/154 · 2025 | 5.9%63rd/154 · 2025 |
| Armed forces personnel people | 341,00019th/170 · 2020 | 512,00013th/170 · 2020 |
| Armed forces personnel % of labour force | 0.64%99th/168 · 2020 | 1.61%38th/168 · 2020 |
| Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 9.0 m111th/163 · 2025 | 381.0 m31st/163 · 2025 |
| Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) TIV | 1.0 m2019 | 539.0 m11th/65 · 2025 |
| Science & innovation | ||
| R&D spending % of GDP | 0.25%79th/110 · 2024 | 1.42%32nd/110 · 2023 |
| Patent applications by residents applications | 1,17228th/137 · 2024 | 10,00410th/137 · 2024 |
| Scientific articles articles | 18,98226th/197 · 2023 | 50,18016th/197 · 2023 |
Questions and answers
Which has more people, Mexico or Türkiye?
Mexico has the larger population: 131.9 m (2025) compared with 85.9 m for Türkiye (2025). Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL.
Which is bigger by area, Mexico or Türkiye?
Mexico is larger: 1,957,194 km² (2024) compared with 785,350 km² for Türkiye (2024). Source: World Bank, AG.SRF.TOTL.K2.
Which economy is larger, Mexico or Türkiye?
Türkiye has the larger economy at purchasing power parity: $3.89 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, Mexico or Türkiye?
Türkiye has the higher GDP per person (PPP): $45,288 intl. (2025) compared with $25,868 intl. for Mexico (2025). Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD.
Where do people live longer, in Mexico or Türkiye?
Türkiye has the higher life expectancy at birth: 77.4 years (2024) compared with 75.3 years for Mexico (2024). Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN.
Which spends more on the military, Mexico or Türkiye?
Türkiye spends more on the military: $29.99 bn (2025) compared with $13.65 bn for Mexico (2025). Source: World Bank, MS.MIL.XPND.CD.
Which ranks higher in the NationsTree Index, Mexico or Türkiye?
Türkiye: 64.7 points (47th 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). Mexico vs Türkiye — country comparison. https://nationstree.org/compare/mexico-vs-turkiye. Data as of 26 October 2026.