Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Mexico 23 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 1,838 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 14 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 64% more densely populated than Mexico
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 8.2 cm taller than in Mexico
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 9.0 cm taller than in Mexico
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 14 years older than in Mexico
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.6 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 27 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Austria and Mexico are practically level
Austria: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Austria’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 3 times as much per person as Mexico
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Austria (Gini 11.4 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.6% in Austria, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Mexico are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Mexico’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 8.9 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 6.7 years longer than in Mexico
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 4.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 2.1 times as many doctors per person as Mexico
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 6.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Austria is 46% higher than in Mexico
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 18% in Austria
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.13 points higher than in Austria
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 73% more alcohol than in Mexico
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 6% more meat per person than Austria
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 451 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mexico put in 190 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 3 years longer than in Mexico
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 8.4 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 24 more World Heritage sites than Austria (36 against 12)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Austria: 92% (2025) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 14% faster than in Mexico
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Austria and Mexico are practically level
Austria: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 70% in Austria
Austria: 70% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Austria has 124 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Austria: 124 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 4.7 times as long as Austria’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 8.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico
Austria: 5 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 34% of Mexico
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 75% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
84% of Austria’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 78% more fine dust than in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 28 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 2.9 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 13.6 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 61% more rain than Mexico
Austria: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Austria bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Austria fits inside Mexico 23 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Mexico?
Mexico has 14 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Mexico?
People in Austria live 6.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Austria or Mexico?
Men in Austria are 8.2 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).