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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Mexico vs Iraq

Mexico and Iraq compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Mexico leads in 8 of the comparable categories.

8

Mexico wins

2

Iraq wins

MetricMexicoIraq
Population129,739,75945,074,049
GDP Per Capita$13,861$5,965
Life Expectancy75.172.3
Population Growth Rate0.872.25
Urban Population79.5%69.9%
Fertility Rate1.913.25
Infant Mortality (per 1000)12.420.7
Literacy Rate95.8%84.1%
Unemployment Rate2.8%15.2%
Internet Users78.6%78.7%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10002.591.02
Gini Index43.529.8
Forest Area33.6%1.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mexico has a population of 129,739,759 compared to Iraq's 45,074,049.

Across the metrics compared, Mexico leads in 8 categories while Iraq leads in 2. However, "better" depends on what matters most to you, income, cost of living, education, climate, and personal preferences all play a role.

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population and economic data are latest available estimates.

Comparison based on World Bank Open Data. Most recent available year used for each metric. Green highlighting indicates favorable values where applicable.