How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Mexico’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,408 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Mexico has 4.8 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Mexico is 19 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 8.9 years older than in Mexico.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Mexico have 0.4 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Australia and Mexico are practically level.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 2% larger than Australia’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 2.8 times as much per person as Mexico.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Australia (Gini 8.8 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.1% in Australia, versus 2.7% in Mexico.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Mexico’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 9.2 times as much on health per person as Mexico.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mexico is 3.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 58% more doctors per person than Mexico.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 32% in Australia.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 0.06 points higher than in Australia.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 57% more alcohol than in Mexico.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 49% more meat per person than Mexico.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 257 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Mexico put in 18 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 3.5 years longer than in Mexico.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 83% in Mexico.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Australia and Mexico are practically level.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 39% longer than Mexico’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 4.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mexico carries 3.4 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 29 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Mexico are 2.7 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Australia is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Mexico.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Mexico gets 76% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)