Country rankings

Horse Population by Country

Mexico has the highest Horse Population in 2024 (6.4M), followed by Brazil (5.7M) and Mongolia (4.7M). Grenada has the lowest (30).

Environment148 countries · 1 metricUpdated Aug 28, 2024Original page
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Horse PopulationBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Horse Population, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 139 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
36K
Middle half 3.6K – 178.4K
Average
344.2K
139 countries
Highest
6.4M
Mexico
Lowest
30
Grenada

Over time · 2020–2024

The top 5 in 2024, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Mexico
  • Brazil
  • Mongolia
  • Kazakhstan
  • China

Data

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139 countries · # = rank by Horse Population
#
1Mexico6.4M
2Brazil5.7M
3Mongolia4.7M
4Kazakhstan4.4M
5China3.5M
6Argentina2.6M
7Ethiopia2.3M
8Chad1.6M
9Russia1.3M
10Colombia964.4K
11Sudan796.4K
12United Kingdom760.5K
13Peru751K
14Mali645K
15Senegal599K
16Cuba570.1K
17Kyrgyzstan553.5K
18Venezuela524.1K
19Bolivia516.2K
20Haiti505K
21Sierra Leone444.9K
22Uruguay410.3K
23Canada400.3K
24Pakistan382K
25Dominican Republic367.6K
26Indonesia350.9K
27South Africa340K
28Chile295.7K
29France289.8K
30Uzbekistan282.8K
31Niger268.8K
32Philippines248.3K
33Australia228.2K
34Paraguay223.4K
35Honduras182.4K
36India174.5K
37Morocco158.2K
38Poland157.6K
39Ecuador153.2K
40Ukraine144.8K
41Guatemala133.2K
42Iran127.8K
43Myanmar117.7K
44Costa Rica117.6K
45Nigeria104.1K
46Portugal103K
47Panama102.5K
48Netherlands102.1K
49El Salvador98.3K
50Ireland94.1K
51Tajikistan91.6K
52Egypt89.1K
53Lesotho74K
54Mauritania66.4K
55Tunisia57.2K
56Algeria50.9K
57Iceland50K
58Iraq49.6K
59Azerbaijan49.6K
60North Korea48.4K
61Switzerland48K
62Fiji47.7K
63Libya46.7K
64Vietnam46.4K
65Denmark45.4K
66Georgia43.5K
67Namibia40.7K
68Saudi Arabia40.5K
69Hungary40K
70Norway36K
71Timor-Leste35.2K
72Laos32K
73Cambodia31.3K
74New Zealand31.2K
75Gambia28.6K
76Zimbabwe28.2K
77Turkmenistan27.6K
78South Korea27.3K
79Albania24.2K
80Burkina Faso20.7K
81Belarus18.1K
82Cameroon16.3K
83Qatar15.7K
84Serbia14.9K
85Armenia14.1K
86Japan13.2K
87Lithuania12.8K
88Tonga11.9K
89New Caledonia10.7K
90Bhutan10.5K
91Latvia9,100
92Afghanistan8,262
93North Macedonia7,815
94Syria6,600
95Belize6,122
96Bosnia and Herzegovina5,380
97Thailand5,316
98Malaysia4,437
99Puerto Rico4,285
100Montenegro4,253
101Luxembourg4,054
102Jamaica4,008
103Israel4,000
104Guinea3,678
105Lebanon3,541
106Ghana3,468
107Botswana2,572
108Vanuatu2,416
109Guinea-Bissau2,406
110Guyana2,340
111Jordan2,205
112French Polynesia2,200
113Togo2,105
114Kenya2,036
115Papua New Guinea2,033
116Samoa1,954
117Eswatini1,756
118Yemen1,697
119Hong Kong1,561
120Trinidad and Tobago1,407
121Sri Lanka1,256
122Barbados1,230
123Benin1,173
124Kuwait1,159
125Saint Lucia1,113
126Angola1,012
127Somalia905
128Taiwan873
129Cape Verde597
130Madagascar520
131Antigua and Barbuda493
132United Arab Emirates448
133Suriname344
134Sao Tome and Principe314
135Cook Islands300
136Malawi235
137Solomon Islands151
138Mauritius144
139Grenada30

What correlates with Horse Population (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,445 other country metrics sharing at least 84 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Horse Population tend to score higher on these

  1. Orange ProductionOrange Production by Country
    r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 91
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  2. LDS Mormon PopulationLatter-Day Saints (LDS) Population by Country
    r = +0.67 · strong · n = 97
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  3. Violent Gun Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 136
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  4. HomicidesGun Violence by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 136
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  5. People w/ Cocaine Use Disorder (GBD)Most Cocaine Use by Country
    r = +0.66 · strong · n = 136
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  6. ClubsSoccer Players by Country
    r = +0.65 · strong · n = 90
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Horse Population tend to score lower on these

  1. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 121
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  2. Oldest Park Founding YearNational Parks by Country
    r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 85
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  3. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 138
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  4. Avg Winter TempBest Weather by Country
    r = −0.23 · weak · n = 138
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  5. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 108
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  6. Lower IntervalAverage Birth Weight by Country
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 110
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Horse Population?
Mexico has the highest Horse Population in 2024, at 6.4M, followed by Brazil (5.7M) and Mongolia (4.7M).
Which country has the lowest Horse Population?
Grenada has the lowest Horse Population in 2024, at 30.
What is the median Horse Population across countries?
The median is 36K across the 139 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this horse population by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Live Animals - Horses stocks - FAOSTAT.

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