Mexico vs Peru
Mexico vs Peru: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.64% of the labour force in Mexico and 0.94% of the labour force in Peru, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.29 percentage points, or 1.46 times that in Mexico.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2020, Mexico ranked 99 and Peru ranked 73 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Mexico | Peru | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.58 | 0.85 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.63 | 0.87 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.62 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.63 | 0.93 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.64 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.65 | 0.94 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.63 | 1.15 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 0.65 | 1.16 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 0.67 | 1.17 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.69 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.66 | 1.22 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 0.63 | 1.28 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.63 | 1.33 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 0.47 | 1.12 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 0.49 | 1.16 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 0.5 | 1.35 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 0.52 | 1.47 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0.52 | 1.45 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 0.54 | 1.69 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 0.51 | 1.67 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 0.51 | 1.84 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 0.52 | 1.92 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 0.54 | 1.92 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 0.55 | 1.85 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 0.52 | 1.24 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 0.54 | 1.3 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 0.56 | 1.35 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | 0.58 | 1.52 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | 0.6 | 1.59 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Mexico vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Peru: $2.43B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004