Mexico vs Argentina

Mexico
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Mexico City
Population
130.9M
GDP
$1.9T
Argentina
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Buenos Aires
Population
45.7M
GDP
$638.4B

POP 2.9x GDP 2.9x LE 2.3 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Mexico vs Argentina

GDP Growth Rate194.1%Net Migration103.3%Inflation (Consumer Pric…97.9%Intentional Homicides81.9%Population Density75.1%Foreign Direct Investment74.4%Forest Area69.3%GDP (Current USD)65.6%
MID pair: GDP Growth Rate is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band UMC.

Demographics: Population Density (Mexico, 75% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
Population Density 66.7 16.6 2023
Population 130.9M 45.7M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 8.2% 12.4% 2024

4 closer demographics rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP Growth Rate (Mexico, 194% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
GDP Growth Rate 1.4% -1.3% 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.7% 219.9% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $45.5B $11.6B 2024
GDP (Current USD) $1.9T $638.4B 2024

5 closer economy rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Argentina, 49% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 2.6 5.1 2022
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.5% 10.3% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 12.1 8.0 2024
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 12.5% 8.7% 2022

3 closer health rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Argentina, 55% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 48.2% 107.8% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.1% 5.0% 2022

4 closer education rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Mexico, 69% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
Forest Area 33.6% 10.3% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 22.0% 12.9% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 13.0% 9.2% 2021

2 closer environment rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Mexico, 23% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
Access to Sanitation 62.7% 48.5% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 116.5 140.2 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Argentina, 103% spread)

Indicator Mexico Argentina Year
Net Migration -104,581 3.5K 2024
Intentional Homicides 24.9 4.5 2023
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 1.6% 1.0% 2024

3 closer social rows sit on the Mexico and Argentina profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Mexico vs Argentina comparison

Mexico (UMC) and Argentina (UMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band UMC). Population is 2.9x larger; GDP is 2.9x larger. Open with GDP Growth Rate (~194%) before the 8-topic tables (48 rows). Both in Latin America & Caribbean, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Mexico vs Argentina figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · MID scale band.