Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Depression
Depression in 2017: 2.79% in Mexico and 3.54% in Saudi Arabia, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.75 percentage points, or 1.27 times that in Mexico.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Mexico ranked 165 and Saudi Arabia ranked 84 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Mexico | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.79 | 3.54 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 2.78 | 3.52 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 2.77 | 3.51 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 2.77 | 3.5 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 2.76 | 3.49 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 2.76 | 3.49 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 2.76 | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 2.76 | 3.48 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 2.77 | 3.48 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 2.78 | 3.48 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 2.79 | 3.48 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 2.79 | 3.49 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 2.79 | 3.49 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 2.79 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 2.78 | 3.48 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 2.77 | 3.47 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 2.77 | 3.46 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 2.76 | 3.45 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 2.75 | 3.44 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 2.74 | 3.44 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 2.73 | 3.43 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 2.72 | 3.43 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 2.71 | 3.42 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 2.7 | 3.42 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 2.69 | 3.43 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 2.67 | 3.43 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 2.66 | 3.45 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 2.64 | 3.46 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, 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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023