| Ranking | Ecuador | Mexico | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries receiving the most remittances2026-10-29 | #30 · 7,732.59 current US$ million | #2 · 65.1k current US$ million | Mexico by 28 |
| Countries by net secondary income2026-10-28 | #24 · 7,164.72 BoP, current US$ million | #2 · 62.2k BoP, current US$ million | Mexico by 22 |
| Countries with the most threatened plant species2026-11-02 | #2 · 2,029 | #3 · 1,426 | Ecuador by 1 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #29 · 99 species | #3 · 308 species | Mexico by 26 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality before tax2026-11-02 | #20 · 61.25 Gini index | #3 · 70.87 Gini index | Mexico by 17 |
| Countries with the largest external debt2026-10-29 | #25 · 60.36 DOD, current US$ bn | #4 · 591.26 DOD, current US$ bn | Mexico by 21 |
| Countries with the longest compulsory education2026-11-02 | #4 · 15 years | #12 · 14 years | Ecuador by 8 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from digestive diseases2026-11-02 | #24 · 29.81 per 100,000 people | #4 · 54.65 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 20 |
| Countries with the highest homicide rates2026-11-02 | #5 · 45.72 per 100,000 people | #15 · 24.86 per 100,000 people | Ecuador by 10 |
| Countries with the highest stomach cancer death rates2026-11-02 | #5 · 9.94 deaths per 100,000 people | #42 · 4.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador by 37 |
| Countries with the most threatened mammal species2026-11-02 | #15 · 49 | #5 · 97 | Mexico by 10 |
| Countries with the highest diabetes death rates2026-11-02 | #25 · 33.11 per 100,000 people | #6 · 93.85 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 19 |
| Countries producing the most meat2026-11-02 | #50 · 1,035.58 thousand tonnes | #6 · 8,353.55 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 44 |
| Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income2026-11-02 | #26 · 17.41 % | #6 · 25.57 % | Mexico by 20 |
| Countries with the highest palm oil yields2026-11-02 | #6 · 16.87 tonnes per hectare | #12 · 14.26 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador by 6 |
| Countries producing the most sugar cane2026-11-02 | #27 · 6.38 million tonnes | #6 · 53.05 million tonnes | Mexico by 21 |
| Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields2026-11-02 | #7 · 0.75 tonnes per hectare | #16 · 0.54 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador by 9 |
| Countries with the highest cotton yields2026-11-02 | #49 · 1.29 tonnes per hectare | #7 · 4.05 tonnes per hectare | Mexico by 42 |
| Countries producing the most chicken meat2026-11-02 | #39 · 554.36 thousand tonnes | #7 · 4,013.22 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 32 |
| Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption2026-10-31 | #12 · 76.85 % | #7 · 85.3 % | Mexico by 5 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality2026-11-02 | #7 · 0.46 index (0-1) | #16 · 0.43 index (0-1) | Ecuador by 9 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #43 · 5,461.14 thousand people | #7 · 74.6k thousand people | Mexico by 36 |
| Countries with the highest share of people with basic handwashing facilities2026-11-02 | #28 · 91.94 % | #7 · 98.79 % | Mexico by 21 |
| Countries producing the most beef2026-10-30 | #47 · 242.01 thousand tonnes | #8 · 2,253.62 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 39 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from transport2026-11-02 | #39 · 22.2 million tonnes | #8 · 151.42 million tonnes | Mexico by 31 |
| Countries using the most water for agriculture2026-10-29 | #42 · 8.08 billion cubic meters | #8 · 68.52 billion cubic meters | Mexico by 34 |
| Countries withdrawing the most freshwater2026-10-30 | #48 · 9.92 billion billion cubic meters | #8 · 89.8 billion billion cubic meters | Mexico by 40 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #50 · 14 million people | #8 · 108.77 million people | Mexico by 42 |
| Largest agricultural economies2026-10-29 | #47 · 12.64 current US$ bn | #9 · 71.18 current US$ bn | Mexico by 38 |
| Countries with the most threatened bird species2026-11-02 | #9 · 86 | #10 · 68 | Ecuador by 1 |
| Countries with the highest maternal death rates2026-11-02 | #9 · 0.84 per 100,000 people | #12 · 0.65 per 100,000 people | Ecuador by 3 |
| Countries with the most fixed broadband subscriptions2026-11-02 | #50 · 3.13 million subscriptions | #10 · 28.44 million subscriptions | Mexico by 40 |
| Countries producing the most farmed fish2026-10-30 | #11 · 1,236.04 thousand metric tons | #23 · 273.74 thousand metric tons | Ecuador by 12 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #42 · 39.52 million tonnes | #11 · 219.37 million tonnes | Mexico by 31 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from oil2026-11-01 | #42 · 39.52 million tonnes | #11 · 219.37 million tonnes | Mexico by 31 |
| Countries producing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #11 · 494.67 thousand tonnes | #12 · 386.7 thousand tonnes | Ecuador by 1 |
| Countries producing the most pig meat2026-11-02 | #40 · 220.15 thousand tonnes | #11 · 1,882.46 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 29 |
| Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from oil2026-11-02 | #42 · 0.32 % of global total | #11 · 1.76 % of global total | Mexico by 31 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #47 · 0.3 % of global total | #11 · 1.6 % of global total | Mexico by 36 |
| Countries with the largest forest area2026-11-02 | #47 · 123.1 thousand sq. km | #11 · 662.66 thousand sq. km | Mexico by 36 |
| Countries with the largest aquaculture production2026-11-02 | #11 · 1,236.04 thousand metric tons | #23 · 273.74 thousand metric tons | Ecuador by 12 |
| Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share)2026-10-31 | #12 · 21.12 % of total agricultural land | #36 · 6.58 % of total agricultural land | Ecuador by 24 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring2026-10-29 | #23 · 3,094.78 thousand tonnes | #12 · 10.8k thousand tonnes | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #43 · 5.47 thousand tonnes | #12 · 194.47 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 31 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring2026-11-02 | #38 · 88.28 million tonnes | #12 · 498.78 million tonnes | Mexico by 26 |
| Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year2026-10-29 | #22 · 89.74 thousand hectares per year | #12 · 165.82 thousand hectares per year | Mexico by 10 |
| Countries catching the most wild fish2026-11-01 | #23 · 784.91 thousand metric tons | #12 · 1,920.83 thousand metric tons | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries with the most imported deforestation2026-11-02 | #35 · 7,461.41 hectares | #12 · 21.2k hectares | Mexico by 23 |
| Countries with the largest share of global deforestation2026-11-02 | #22 · 0.95 % of global total | #12 · 1.95 % of global total | Mexico by 10 |
| Countries with the largest capture fisheries catch2026-11-02 | #23 · 784.91 thousand metric tons | #12 · 1,920.83 thousand metric tons | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries producing the most oil2026-11-02 | #30 · 274.67 TWh | #13 · 1,039.6 TWh | Mexico by 17 |
| Countries with the most trademark applications2026-11-02 | #45 · 13.39 thousand | #13 · 159.14 thousand | Mexico by 32 |
| Countries with the most land used for palm oil2026-11-02 | #15 · 157.2 thousand hectares | #16 · 102.61 thousand hectares | Ecuador by 1 |
| Countries with the highest respiratory infection death rates2026-11-02 | #29 · 37.7 per 100,000 people | #15 · 53.16 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 14 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #49 · 4,173 deaths | #15 · 15.3k deaths | Mexico by 34 |
| Countries with the highest banana yields2026-10-29 | #16 · 41.89 tonnes per hectare | #27 · 30.86 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador by 11 |
| Countries with the largest total fisheries production2026-11-02 | #18 · 2,020.95 thousand metric tons | #16 · 2,194.57 thousand metric tons | Mexico by 2 |
| Countries with the fastest forest expansion2026-10-29 | #27 · 18.13 thousand hectares per year | #17 · 38.05 thousand hectares per year | Mexico by 10 |
| Countries producing the most fish and seafood2026-11-02 | #21 · 1,304 thousand tonnes | #17 · 1,825 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 4 |
| Countries by insurance and financial services2026-10-28 | #22 · 13.69 % of service imports, BoP | #17 · 15.62 % of service imports, BoP | Mexico by 5 |
| Countries with the highest sugar cane yields2026-11-02 | #17 · 83.54 tonnes per hectare | #36 · 67.64 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador by 19 |
| Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal2026-11-02 | #17 · 2.1 kilograms per animal | #28 · 1.88 kilograms per animal | Ecuador by 11 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #18 · 442.4 cubic kilometres | #20 · 409 cubic kilometres | Ecuador by 2 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #44 · 2,700 thousand people | #19 · 12.2k thousand people | Mexico by 25 |
| Countries using the most pesticides2026-11-02 | #21 · 35.22 thousand tonnes | #20 · 37.3 thousand tonnes | Mexico by 1 |
| Countries with the highest cocaine-related death rates2026-11-02 | #24 · 0.2 per 100,000 people | #21 · 0.23 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 3 |
| Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #22 · 6.4 % of GDP | #37 · 2.07 % of GDP | Ecuador by 15 |
| Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective2026-11-02 | #38 · 83 % | #22 · 88 % | Mexico by 16 |
| Countries generating the most hydropower2026-11-02 | #24 · 28.13 TWh | #23 · 29.28 TWh | Mexico by 1 |
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person2026-11-02 | #23 · 0.17 tonnes per person | #33 · 0.08 tonnes per person | Ecuador by 10 |
| Countries with the highest poultry meat yield per animal2026-11-02 | #23 · 2.1 kilograms per animal | #34 · 1.89 kilograms per animal | Ecuador by 11 |
| Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe2026-11-02 | #38 · 81 % | #23 · 86 % | Mexico by 15 |
| Countries with the most container port traffic2026-11-02 | #46 · 2,567.04 thousand TEU | #24 · 9,284.17 thousand TEU | Mexico by 22 |
| Countries with the highest child homicide rates2026-11-02 | #30 · 6 per 100,000 people | #24 · 7 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 6 |
| Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected2026-11-02 | #30 · 19.3 % of territorial waters | #25 · 22.6 % of territorial waters | Mexico by 5 |
| Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean2026-11-02 | #44 · 1,136 tonnes per year | #27 · 3,512 tonnes per year | Mexico by 17 |
| Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean2026-11-02 | #44 · 0.12 % | #27 · 0.36 % | Mexico by 17 |
| Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest2026-11-02 | #29 · 0.7 % | #46 · 0.25 % | Ecuador by 17 |
| Countries with the highest chronic respiratory disease death rates2026-11-02 | #39 · 20.88 per 100,000 people | #29 · 22.82 per 100,000 people | Mexico by 10 |
| Countries with the fastest growth in money supply2026-10-29 | #42 · 12.44 % | #31 · 13.82 % | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries with the highest fossil fuel subsidies as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #31 · 1.72 % of GDP | #39 · 0.98 % of GDP | Ecuador by 8 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #43 · 0.63 million | #32 · 2.15 million | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #43 · 625.23 thousand people | #32 · 2,153.78 thousand people | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #46 · 21.4 % | #32 · 29.6 % | Mexico by 14 |
| Countries with the highest share of people covered by social protection2026-11-02 | #37 · 41.09 % | #34 · 48.16 % | Mexico by 3 |
| Countries with the highest cardiovascular death rate2026-10-29 | #47 · 134.67 deaths per 100,000 people | #36 · 168.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico by 11 |
| Countries with the highest pig meat yields per animal2026-11-02 | #42 · 89 kg per animal | #50 · 84 kg per animal | Ecuador by 8 |
| Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor2026-11-02 | #45 · 5 % | #49 · 4.3 % | Ecuador by 4 |
History
Rank history in Countries receiving the most remittances
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Head to head
Ecuador vs Mexico, explained
Ecuador vs Mexico, head to head across 88 shared rankings. Ecuador ranks higher in 25, Mexico ranks higher in 63. On that count Mexico comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries receiving the most remittances, Ecuador is #30 with 7,732.59 current US$ million and Mexico is #2 with 65.1k current US$ million (Mexico ahead by 28); in Countries by net secondary income, Ecuador is #24 with 7,164.72 BoP, current US$ million and Mexico is #2 with 62.2k BoP, current US$ million (Mexico ahead by 22); in Countries with the most threatened plant species, Ecuador is #2 with 2,029 and Mexico is #3 with 1,426 (Ecuador ahead by 1); in Countries with the most threatened fish species, Ecuador is #29 with 99 species and Mexico is #3 with 308 species (Mexico ahead by 26); in Countries with the highest income inequality before tax, Ecuador is #20 with 61.25 Gini index and Mexico is #3 with 70.87 Gini index (Mexico ahead by 17); in Countries with the largest external debt, Ecuador is #25 with 60.36 DOD, current US$ bn and Mexico is #4 with 591.26 DOD, current US$ bn (Mexico ahead by 21).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Mexico ranks higher in more shared rankings (63 of 88). In Countries receiving the most remittances, Ecuador is #30 and Mexico is #2.
- In how many rankings do Ecuador and Mexico both appear?
- 88 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.