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Mexico vs United Arab Emirates
How Mexico and United Arab Emirates compare on 38 measures, from 1789 to 2025. The main differences:
- Life expectancy · In 2023, United Arab Emirates was higher: 82.9 years against 75.1 years
- GDP per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: $41,610 against $10,280
- Population · In 2023, Mexico was higher: 130 million people against 10.6 million people
- Military spending · In 2014, United Arab Emirates was higher: 5.64% of GDP against 0.5% of GDP
- CO₂ per person · In 2024, United Arab Emirates was higher: 18.26 tonnes against 3.64 tonnes
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- GDP per personMexico: $10,260 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- TemperatureMexico: 21.7 °C in 2025United Arab Emirates: 28.9 °C in 2025
Every measure
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 82.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024United Arab Emirates: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United Arab Emirates: 4.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017United Arab Emirates: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017United Arab Emirates: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023United Arab Emirates: 3.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025United Arab Emirates: 86% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023United Arab Emirates: 31.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023United Arab Emirates: 1.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United Arab Emirates: 28.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personMexico: $10,260 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $41,610 in 2024
- GDP growthMexico: 0.5% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 6.2% a year in 2025
- InflationMexico: 3.8% a year in 2025United Arab Emirates: 1.3% a year in 2025
- Government debtMexico: 61.7% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 33.9% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025United Arab Emirates: 5.64% of GDP in 2014
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025United Arab Emirates: $27.8B in 2014
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025United Arab Emirates: $2,840 in 2014
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025United Arab Emirates: 17% of government spending in 2014
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020United Arab Emirates: 63,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022United Arab Emirates: 0.47% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020United Arab Emirates: 1.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025United Arab Emirates: 868 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019United Arab Emirates: 33 million TIV in 2025
Climate
Technology and environment
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Good to know
- Sources: UN, Gapminder and UN IGME, IHME, World Bank, IMF, UNESCO, Our World in Data, V-Dem, UCDP, SIPRI, IISS, Correlates of War, ERA5, CMIP6, EDGAR, ITU and FAO. Each measure’s page names its own and what it counts.
- Values are drawn on today’s borders. Years without a published value are left empty, never filled in.
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