Canada vs Mexico
Canada vs Mexico: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 11.7 years in Canada and 8.8 years in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Canada, by 2.9 years, or 1.33 times that in Mexico.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Canada has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Canada | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.7 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 8.8 |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 8.6 |
| 2010 | 11.4 | 8.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Canada vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerCanada: 0.81% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019