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Population Review

World Bank · 14 metrics compared

Mexico vs Italy

Mexico and Italy compared across 14 demographic and economic metrics. Italy leads in 6 of the comparable categories.

3

Mexico wins

6

Italy wins

MetricMexicoItaly
Population129,739,75958,984,216
GDP Per Capita$13,861$39,277
Life Expectancy75.183.4
Population Growth Rate0.87-0.05
Urban Population79.5%69.5%
Fertility Rate1.911.21
Infant Mortality (per 1000)12.42.3
Literacy Rate95.8%-
Unemployment Rate2.8%7.6%
Internet Users78.6%85.1%
CO2 Per Capita (tonnes)--
Physicians Per 10002.594.19
Gini Index43.534.3
Forest Area33.6%32.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mexico has a population of 129,739,759 compared to Italy's 58,984,216.

Across the metrics compared, Mexico leads in 3 categories while Italy leads in 6. 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.