Brazil vs Mexico: Annual number of objects launched into space
Brazil
2 objects
in 2024
Mexico
2 objects
in 2025
Brazil rank
31st
Mexico rank
31st
Annual number of objects launched into space over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 objects against 2 objects in Mexico, a difference of 0 objects.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 31st of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 objects | 2 objects | 1 objects | Mexico |
| 1990s | 1.33 objects | 1 objects | 0.3333 objects | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.5 objects | 1.33 objects | 0.1667 objects | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3 objects | 2 objects | 1 objects | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of objects launched into space, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 2 objects against 2 objects in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual number of objects launched into space between Brazil and Mexico?
- 0 objects, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for annual number of objects launched into space?
- Brazil ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 31st of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of objects launched into space. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of satellites, probes, landers, crewed spacecrafts, and space station flight elements, launched into Earth orbit or beyond.