India vs Mexico
India vs Mexico: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 99.9% in India and 99.8% in Mexico, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in India, by 0.1 percentage points, or 1 times that in Mexico.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Mexico.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | India | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 99.9 | 99.8 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 99.2 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 99.6 | 100 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 96.5 | 99.4 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 95.9 | 99.6 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 95.7 | 99.5 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 91.8 | 100 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 89.6 | 99.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 88 | 99 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 85.1 | 99.2 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 83.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 79.9 | 99.1 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 79.5 | 99 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 76.3 | 99.2 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 75 | 98.3 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 74.1 | 98.9 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 72.3 | 97.9 | 82 |
| 2006 | 67.9 | 99.1 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 68.8 | 98.9 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 64.4 | 98.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | 65.4 | 97.4 | 80 |
| 2002 | 62.3 | 97.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 62 | 97.1 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 60.3 | 98 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 60.1 | 96.8 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 56.2 | 96.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 54.6 | 96.3 | – |
| 1996 | 53 | 96.1 | – |
| 1995 | 51.4 | 95.9 | – |
| 1994 | 49.8 | 95.2 | – |
| 1993 | 50.9 | 95.5 | – |
| 1992 | – | 93.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
India vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019