Comparison of United States and Mexico Military Strengths (2024)

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Side-by-side comparison showcasing the relative conventional fighting strengths of United States and Mexico for the year 2024.

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COUNTRIES

United States

PwrIndx: 0.0699
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 1 of 145)

Mexico

PwrIndx: 0.4274
Score of 0.0000 being optimal.
(Rnk 31 of 145)

COMPARISON BRIEF

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Manpower

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Airpower ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Land Power ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Naval Power ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Nat.Resources ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Financials ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Logistics ✕ Mexico national flag image

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Geography ✓ Mexico national flag image

MANPOWER

Total Population (Rnk 3)
339,665,118
(Diff: 209,789,589)

Total Population (Rnk 10)
129,875,529
(Diff: -209,789,589)

Available Manpower (Rnk 3)
149,452,652
(Diff: 88,411,153)

Available Manpower (Rnk 10)
61,041,499
(Diff: -88,411,153)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 3)
123,977,768
(Diff: 74,495,191)

Fit-for-Service (Rnk 9)
49,482,577
(Diff: -74,495,191)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 5)
4,415,647
(Diff: 2,207,763)

Reaching Mil. Age Annually (Rnk 11)
2,207,884
(Diff: -2,207,763)

Active Personnel (Rnk 3)
1,328,000
(Diff: 916,000)

Active Personnel (Rnk 11)
412,000
(Diff: -916,000)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 10)
799,500
(Diff: 700,845)

Reserve Personnel (Rnk 39)
98,655
(Diff: -700,845)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -120,000)

Paramilitary Forces (Rnk 13)
120,000
(Diff: 120,000)

FINANCIALS

Defense Budget (Rnk 1)
$831,781,000,000
(Diff: $816,957,000,000)

Defense Budget (Rnk 25)
$14,824,000,000
(Diff: $-816,957,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 117)
$20,275,951,000,000
(Diff: $19,819,238,000,000)

External Debt (Rnk 93)
$456,713,000,000
(Diff: $-19,819,238,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 4)
$716,152,000,000
(Diff: $508,353,000,000)

Foreign Reserve (Rnk 17)
$207,799,000,000
(Diff: $-508,353,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 2)
$21,132,000,000,000
(Diff: $18,714,000,000,000)

Purchasing Power (Rnk 13)
$2,418,000,000,000
(Diff: $-18,714,000,000,000)

AIRPOWER

Total Aircraft (Rnk 1)
13,209
(Diff: 12,747)

Total Aircraft (Rnk 27)
462
(Diff: -12,747)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 1)
1,854
(Diff: 1,851)

Fighter Aircraft (Rnk 65)
3
(Diff: -1,851)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 1)
896
(Diff: 863)

Dedicated Attack (Rnk 23)
33
(Diff: -863)

Transports (Rnk 1)
957
(Diff: 912)

Transports (Rnk 19)
45
(Diff: -912)

Trainers (Rnk 1)
2,648
(Diff: 2,447)

Trainers (Rnk 14)
201
(Diff: -2,447)

Special-Mission (Rnk 1)
695
(Diff: 670)

Special-Mission (Rnk 13)
25
(Diff: -670)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 1)
606
(Diff: 606)

Aerial Tankers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -606)

Helicopters (Rnk 1)
5,737
(Diff: 5,559)

Helicopters (Rnk 26)
178
(Diff: -5,559)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 1)
1,000
(Diff: 1,000)

Attack Helicopters (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -1,000)

LAND POWER

Tank Strength (Rnk 5)
4,657
(Diff: 4,657)

Tank Strength (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -4,657)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 1)
360,069
(Diff: 342,468)

Armored Vehicles (Rnk 29)
17,601
(Diff: -342,468)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 5)
1,595
(Diff: 1,585)

Self-Propelled Artillery (Rnk 72)
10
(Diff: -1,585)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 14)
1,267
(Diff: 1,187)

Towed Artillery (Rnk 66)
80
(Diff: -1,187)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 7)
694
(Diff: 694)

Mobile Rocket Projectors (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -694)

NAVAL POWER

Fleet Strength (Rnk 4)
472
(Diff: 278)

Fleet Strength (Rnk 16)
194
(Diff: -278)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 1)
11
(Diff: 11)

Aircraft Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -11)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 1)
9
(Diff: 9)

Helo Carriers (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -9)

Submarines (Rnk 2)
64
(Diff: 64)

Submarines (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -64)

Destroyers (Rnk 1)
75
(Diff: 70)

Destroyers (Rnk 11)
5
(Diff: -70)

Frigates (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -11)

Frigates (Rnk 7)
11
(Diff: 11)

Corvettes (Rnk 4)
23
(Diff: 19)

Corvettes (Rnk 13)
4
(Diff: -19)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 56)
5
(Diff: -145)

Patrol Vessels (Rnk 5)
150
(Diff: 145)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 14)
8
(Diff: 8)

Mine Warfare (Rnk 145)
0
(Diff: -8)

LOGISTICS

Airports (Rnk 1)
13,513
(Diff: 11,799)

Airports (Rnk 3)
1,714
(Diff: -11,799)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 11)
1,815
(Diff: 1,146)

Merchant Marine (Rnk 28)
669
(Diff: -1,146)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 2)
35
(Diff: 21)

Ports & Terminals (Rnk 7)
14
(Diff: -21)

Labor Force (Rnk 3)
164,797,000
(Diff: 158,665,000)

Labor Force (Rnk 13)
6,132,000
(Diff: -158,665,000)

Roadways (Rnk 1)
6,586,610km
(Diff: 5,881,726km)

Roadways (Rnk 12)
704,884km
(Diff: -5,881,726km)

Roadways (Rnk 1)
293,564km
(Diff: 270,175km)

Roadways (Rnk 11)
23,389km
(Diff: -270,175km)

NATURAL RESOURCES

Oil Production (Rnk 1)
18,000,000bbl
(Diff: 16,094,500bbl)

Oil Production (Rnk 12)
1,905,500bbl
(Diff: -16,094,500bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 114)
20,555,000bbl
(Diff: 18,555,000bbl)

Oil Consumption (Rnk 104)
2,000,000bbl
(Diff: -18,555,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 10)
50,000,000,000bbl
(Diff: 44,200,000,000bbl)

Proven Oil Reserves (Rnk 21)
5,800,000,000bbl
(Diff: -44,200,000,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 1)
967,144,362,000bbl
(Diff: 940,106,632,000bbl)

Natural Gas Production (Rnk 26)
27,037,730,000bbl
(Diff: -940,106,632,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 109)
857,542,658,000bbl
(Diff: 771,441,435,000bbl)

Natural Gas Consumption (Rnk 101)
86,101,223,000bbl
(Diff: -771,441,435,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 4)
13,178,780,000,000bbl
(Diff: 12,998,459,000,000bbl)

Proven Nat.Gas Reserves (Rnk 40)
180,321,000,000bbl
(Diff: -12,998,459,000,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 5)
495,130,000bbl
(Diff: 485,244,000bbl)

Coal Production (Rnk 29)
9,886,000bbl
(Diff: -485,244,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 113)
441,968,000bbl
(Diff: 431,727,000bbl)

Coal Consumption (Rnk 85)
10,241,000bbl
(Diff: -431,727,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 1)
228,662,000,000bbl
(Diff: 227,451,000,000bbl)

Proven Coal Reserves (Rnk 30)
1,211,000,000bbl
(Diff: -227,451,000,000bbl)

GEOGRAPHY

Square Land Area (Rnk 3)
9,826,675km
(Diff: 7,862,300km)

Square Land Area (Rnk 13)
1,964,375km
(Diff: -7,862,300km)

Shared Border (Rnk 129)
12,002km
(Diff: 7,613km)

Shared Border (Rnk 91)
4,389km
(Diff: -7,613km)

Coastline (Rnk 100)
19,924km
(Diff: 10,594km)

Coastline (Rnk 95)
9,330km
(Diff: -10,594km)

Waterways (Rnk 5)
41,009km
(Diff: 38,109km)

Waterways (Rnk 36)
2,900km
(Diff: -38,109km)

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