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Mexico rankings 2026: where Mexico places in 234 global Top 10s

Mexico is #2 in Countries by net secondary income and inside the top 10 of 43 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

How does Mexico compare with the rest of the world? On Top10Earth it is ranked in 234 of 491 live country rankings, each one built from a named public source. This page gathers every position, value and date in one place. Its best position is #2 in Countries by net secondary income, where it is measured at 62.2k BoP, current US$ million (Net secondary income) as of 2026-10-28. Mexico finishes inside the top 10 in 43 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Mexico is inside the top 10 of 43 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 31 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Mexico by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Mexico holds 73 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (1,426), #5 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened mammal species (97), #8 of 50 in Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport (151.42 million tonnes) and #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from natural gas (171.63 million tonnes). 69 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Mexico holds 52 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest millet yields (12.76 tonnes per hectare), #3 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened fish species (308 species), #6 of 50 in Countries producing the most meat (8,353.55 thousand tonnes) and #6 of 50 in Countries producing the most sugar cane (53.05 million tonnes). 48 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Mexico holds 47 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (62.2k BoP, current US$ million), #2 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (65.1k current US$ million), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest income inequality before tax (70.87 Gini index) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the largest external debt (591.26 DOD, current US$ bn). 43 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Mexico holds 33 positions: #4 of 41 in Countries with the highest share of births outside marriage (73.69 %), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest diabetes death rates (93.85 per 100,000 people), #6 of 50 in Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million (56.3k thousand people) and #7 of 50 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption (85.3 %). 29 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Mexico holds 16 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases (54.65 per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water (74.6k thousand people), #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest maternal death rates (0.65 per 100,000 people) and #13 of 50 in Countries with the most births per year (2,037.69 thousand births). 12 more rankings are listed below.

Education and science

In education and science, Mexico holds 5 positions: #12 of 50 in Countries with the longest compulsory education (14 years), #26 of 50 in Countries with the most scientific journal articles (18.98 thousand), #28 of 50 in Countries with the most patent applications by residents (1.17 thousand) and #45 of 50 in Countries with the highest adult literacy rates (95.55 %). 1 more ranking is listed below.

Travel

In travel, Mexico holds 4 positions: #3 of 50 in Most-visited countries by international arrivals (51.13 million), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most air passengers (78.76 million), #15 of 50 in Countries with the most airline departures (556.88 thousand) and #19 of 50 in Countries earning the most from tourism (11.45 US$ bn).

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Mexico holds 4 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed telephone subscriptions (29.5k thousand subscriptions), #8 of 50 in Countries with the most internet users (108.77 million people), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions (28.44 million subscriptions) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (152.44 million subscriptions).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Mexico moved in 211 rankings:

Where Mexico ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Mexico's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by personal remittances, paid (1,184.07 current US$ million), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal (84 kg per animal) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of adults with tertiary education (22.9 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Mexico

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Mexico's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Mexico

What is Mexico's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries by net secondary income, with 62.2k BoP, current US$ million (Net secondary income) as of 2026-10-28.

How many rankings include Mexico?

234 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Mexico in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 43 rankings, including #2 in Countries by net secondary income, #2 in Countries receiving the most remittances and #2 in Countries with the highest millet yields.

Where do the numbers come from?

From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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