Mexico vs United States of America: Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population

Mexico
84.56 million Persons
in 2022
United States of America
287.75 million Persons
in 2024
Mexico rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population over time

  • Mexico
  • United States of America
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M199520092024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 287.75 million Persons against 84.56 million Persons in Mexico, a difference of 203.19 million Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 37 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 66.22 million Persons 246.51 million Persons 180.30 million Persons United States of America
2010s 77.49 million Persons 268.90 million Persons 191.41 million Persons United States of America
2020s 83.37 million Persons 281.00 million Persons 197.62 million Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic indicators by access to city typology — population, Mexico or United States of America?
United States of America, at 287.75 million Persons against 84.56 million Persons in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in economic indicators by access to city typology — population between Mexico and United States of America?
203.19 million Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for economic indicators by access to city typology — population?
Mexico ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Economic indicators by access to city typology — Population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,164 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides economic indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by territorial typology according to the population's access to cities. Data source and definition The indicators include GDP, GDP per capita, gross value added, employment at place of work and labour productivity by type of territory. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_eco10) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. The indicators are aggregated data at the national level, using the typology of small (TL3) regions to calculate totals or averages for all metropolitan large regions, metropolitan midsize regions, near a midsize/large FUA regions, near a small FUA regions and remote regions. Territorial typology on the population's access to cities Territorial typologies helps to assess differences in socio-economic trends in regions, both within and across countries and to highlight the specific issues faced by each type of region. The OECD territorial typology on access to cities uses the concept of functional urban areas (FUA) – composed of urban centres and their commuting areas – and classifies small (TL3) regions (Fadic et al., 2019) according to the following criteria: Metropolitan regions, if more than half of the population live in a FUA. Metropolitan regions are further classified into: metropolitan large, if more than half of the population live in a (large) FUA of at least 1.5 million inhabitants; and metropolitan midsize, if more than half of the population live in a (midsize) FUA of at 250 000 to 1.5 million inhabitants. Non-metropolitan regions, if less than half of the population live in a midsize/large FUA. These regions are further classified according to their level of access to FUAs of different sizes: near a midsize/large FUA if more than half of the population live within a 60-minute drive from a midsize/large FUA (of more than 250 000 inhabitants) or if the TL3 region contains more than 80% of the area of a midsize/large FUA; near a small FUA if the region does not have access to a midsize/large FUA and at least half of its population have access to a small FUA (i.e. between 50 000 and 250 000 inhabitants) within a 60-minute drive, or contains 80% of the area of a small FUA; and remote, otherwise. List of OECD regions and typologies are presented in the OECD Territorial correspondence table (xlsx). Maps of For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.