Country vs country: Military Stats: compare key data on Mexico & United States and Military Stats: compare key data on Mexico & United States compared Military

STAT Mexico United States HISTORY
Air force > Combat aircraft 58
Ranked 30th. 		3,318
Ranked 1st. 57 times more than Mexico
Armed forces personnel 193,000
Ranked 28th. 		1.37 million
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Mexico
Army > Main battle tanks 567
Ranked 18th. 		8,725
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than Mexico
Battle-related deaths > Number of people 37
Ranked 29th. 		233
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Mexico
Budget 10.07 US$ BN
Ranked 9th. 		682 US$ BN
Ranked 1st. 68 times more than Mexico
Global Peace Index 2.43
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United States 		2.13
Ranked 4th.
Military service age and obligation 18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation is 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; conscripts serve only in the Army; Navy and Air Force service is all voluntary; women are eligible for voluntary military service; cadets enrolled in military schools from the age of 15 are considered members of the armed forces 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; no conscription; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines); DoD is eliminating prohibitions restricting women from assignments in units smaller than brigades or near combat units
Navy > Aircraft carriers 0.0
Ranked 29th. 		10
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Corvette warships 7
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than United States 		2
Ranked 8th.
Navy > Nuclear submarines 0.0
Ranked 17th. 		71
Ranked 1st.
Navy > Submarines 0.0
Ranked 35th. 		2
Ranked 8th.
Paramilitary personnel 36,500
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than United States 		11,035
Ranked 1st.
Personnel > Per capita 1.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 130th. 		5.22 per 1,000 people
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Mexico
Service age and obligation 18 years of age for compulsory military service, conscript service obligation - 12 months; 16 years of age with consent for voluntary enlistment; conscripts serve only in the Army; Navy and Air Force service is all voluntary; women are eligible for voluntary military service 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines)
War deaths 0.0
Ranked 126th. 		0.0
Ranked 73th.
Military expenditures 0.5% of GDP
Ranked 66th. 		4.6% of GDP
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Mexico
Military branches Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito), Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico (ARM); includes Naval Air Force (FAN), Mexican Naval Infantry Corps (Cuerpo de Infanteria de Marina, Mexmar or CIM)) United States Armed Forces: US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard
Expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.5%
Ranked 93th. 		4.06%
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Armed forces personnel > Total 286,000
Ranked 19th. 		1.54 million
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Mexico
Personnel 204,000
Ranked 30th. 		1.55 million
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than Mexico
Navy > Frigates 6
Ranked 11th. 		26
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Mexico
Navy > Destroyers 2
Ranked 5th. 		62
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Mexico
Navy > Cruisers 0.0
Ranked 17th. 		22
Ranked 1st.
Branches Secretariat of National Defense (Secretaria de Defensa Nacional, Sedena): Army (Ejercito, includes Mexican Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, FAM)); Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaria de Marina, Semar): Mexican Navy (Armada de Mexico, ARM, includes Naval Air Force (FAN) and naval infantry) US Army, US Navy (includes Marine Corps), US Air Force, US Coast Guard; note - Coast Guard administered in peacetime by the Department of Homeland Security, but in wartime reports to the Department of the Navy
Battle-related deaths > Number of people per million 0.381
Ranked 31st. 		0.818
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Mexico
Military expenditure > Current LCU 64.35 billion
Ranked 33th. 		661.05 billion
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males 1.11 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.16 million
Ranked 5th. 96% more than Mexico
Weapon holdings 1.24 million
Ranked 55th. 		38.54 million
Ranked 1st. 31 times more than Mexico
Armed forces personnel per 1000 1.86
Ranked 117th. 		4.84
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males 1.11 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 97% more than Mexico
Manpower available for military service > Males age 16-49 None None
Personnel per 1000 1.84
Ranked 129th. 		5.23
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Mexico
Expenditure > Current LCU 32638000000 507089000000
Nuclear weapons > Non-Proliferation treaty sign date 26 Jul 1968 (L, M, W) 1 Jul 1968 (L, M, W)
Conscription <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>Conscription</a> exists. No <a href=/graph-T/mil_con>conscription</a>.
Armed forces growth 49%
Ranked 36th. 		-37%
Ranked 107th.
Imports > USD 11 million
Ranked 74th. 		904 million
Ranked 7th. 82 times more than Mexico
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ 35 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 47th. 		387 million constant 1990 US$
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Mexico
Expenditures 0.5% of GDP
Ranked 80th. 		4.06% of GDP
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Mexico
Military expenditures > Percent of GDP 0.5% of GDP
Ranked 58th. 		4.06% of GDP
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Mexico
Weapon holdings per 1000 11.72
Ranked 110th. 		135.24
Ranked 43th. 12 times more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 16-49 25642549 None
Employment in arms > Production 5,000
Ranked 47th. 		2.32 million
Ranked 2nd. 464 times more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 19.06 million
Ranked 7th. 		54.61 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 24.49 million
Ranked 8th. 		67.74 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching military age annually > Males per thousand people 9.15
Ranked 110th. 33% more than United States 		6.89
Ranked 163th.
Conventional arms imports $265.00 million
Ranked 23th. 		$533.00 million
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Availability > Males 27.77 million
Ranked 11th. 		72.72 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Military age 18 years of age 18 years of age
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty > Signatures and Ratifications > Signature 24 SEP 1996 24 SEP 1996
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 1.06 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.14 million
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males 1.11 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.16 million
Ranked 5th. 96% more than Mexico
Manpower available for military service > Females age 16-49 30363558 None
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ per capita 0.316 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 70th. 		1.31 constant 1990 US$
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 21.97 million
Ranked 5th. 		54.7 million
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 167.87
Ranked 81st. 		181.29
Ranked 50th. 8% more than Mexico
Employment in arms > Production per 1000 0.0475
Ranked 54th. 		8.14
Ranked 2nd. 172 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males 22.19 million
Ranked 9th. 		59.41 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Availability > Females 29.38 million
Ranked 9th. 		71.64 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 27.75 million
Ranked 11th. 		73.6 million
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Mexico
Arms imports > Constant 1990 US$ > Per capita 0.34 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 70th. 		1.31 constant 1990 US$ per c
Ranked 57th. 4 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 per 1000 9.19
Ranked 46th. 36% more than United States 		6.76
Ranked 70th.
Manpower available for military service > Males age 18-49 per 1000 215.7
Ranked 95th. 		224.89
Ranked 74th. 4% more than Mexico
Conventional arms imports per capita $3.08
Ranked 46th. 44% more than United States 		$2.14
Ranked 51st.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females per thousand people 9.05
Ranked 111th. 36% more than United States 		6.65
Ranked 159th.
Manpower reaching military age annually > Females 1.07 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.06 million
Ranked 5th. 93% more than Mexico
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females 24.88 million
Ranked 8th. 		59.19 million
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 per 1000 250.62
Ranked 79th. 1% more than United States 		249.05
Ranked 85th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 26.13 million
Ranked 6th. 		67.07 million
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Males age 18-49 per 1000 9.37
Ranked 71st. 32% more than United States 		7.12
Ranked 107th.
Manpower reaching military service age annually > Females age 18-49 1.04 million
Ranked 6th. 		2.04 million
Ranked 3rd. 95% more than Mexico
Conventional arms imports > Per $ GDP 0.263 per $1,000
Ranked 52nd. 6 times more than United States 		0.045 per $1,000
Ranked 81st.
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 > Per capita 0.268 per capita
Ranked 60th. 7% more than United States 		0.251 per capita
Ranked 103th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males > Per capita 10.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 103th. 40% more than United States 		7.2 per 1,000 people
Ranked 165th.
Expenditure > % of central government expenditure 3.34%
Ranked 60th. 		19.26%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females 1.07 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.08 million
Ranked 4th. 94% more than Mexico
Manpower fit for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 193.49
Ranked 32nd. 7% more than United States 		181.58
Ranked 48th.
Manpower available for military service > Females age 18-49 per 1000 230.14
Ranked 36th. 3% more than United States 		222.65
Ranked 51st.
Conscription status Yes No(The United States abandoned the draft in 1973 under President Richard Nixon, ended the Selective Service registration requirement in 1975 under President Gerald Ford, and then re-instated the Selective Service registration requirement in 1980 under President Jimmy Carter. Today the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_System">U.S. Selective Service System</a> remains as a contingency, should a military draft be re-introduced. For more information see the website.) Registration remains required.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Males per thousand people 9.51
Ranked 98th. 39% more than United States 		6.83
Ranked 165th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females per 1000 9.33
Ranked 101st. 36% more than United States 		6.84
Ranked 151st.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Females > Per capita 9.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 105th. 43% more than United States 		6.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 168th.
Manpower > Availability > Males per 1000 241.59
Ranked 108th. 1% more than United States 		239.12
Ranked 119th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Males per 1000 193
Ranked 99th. 		195.38
Ranked 85th. 1% more than Mexico
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Female 1067007 2055685
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Male 1105371 2161727
Personnel > % of total labor force 0.48%
Ranked 121st. 		0.99%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Mexico
Armed forces personnel > % of total labor force 0.61%
Ranked 99th. 		0.97%
Ranked 71st. 59% more than Mexico
Conventional arms imports, % of GDP 0.101%
Ranked 45th. 11 times more than United States 		0.00927%
Ranked 75th.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females 1.07 million
Ranked 9th. 		2.06 million
Ranked 5th. 93% more than Mexico
Military expenditure > % of GDP 0.54%
Ranked 102nd. 		4.64%
Ranked 8th. 9 times more than Mexico
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually > Females per thousand people 9.05
Ranked 110th. 36% more than United States 		6.65
Ranked 158th.
Manpower > Fit for military service > Females per 1000 216.45
Ranked 44th. 11% more than United States 		194.63
Ranked 73th.
Manpower > Reaching military age annually > Males per 1000 9.66
Ranked 104th. 34% more than United States 		7.19
Ranked 148th.
Expenditure > % of GDP 0.39%
Ranked 112th. 		4.08%
Ranked 11th. 10 times more than Mexico
Manpower > Availability > Females per 1000 255.52
Ranked 57th. 8% more than United States 		235.58
Ranked 92nd.

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