Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Mexico fits inside Brazil 4.3 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 25% longer than Brazil’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,642 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 61% more people than Mexico.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 2.7 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 5.4 cm taller than in Mexico.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 4.5 cm taller than in Mexico.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 5.1 years older than in Mexico.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.3 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Brazil and Mexico are practically level.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 24% larger than Mexico’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 10% more per person than Brazil.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Mexico (Gini 7.7 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Brazil and Mexico are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Brazil’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 33% more on health per person than Mexico.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 0.76 years longer than in Mexico.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Brazil is 2% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 10% more doctors per person than Brazil.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 31% in Brazil.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 12% in Brazil.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.34 points higher than in Brazil.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 55% more alcohol than in Mexico.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 34% more meat per person than Mexico.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 119 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Brazil put in 365 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 0.92 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Brazil (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Brazil and Mexico are practically level.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 28% longer than Mexico’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 33% more passengers per resident than those from Brazil.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 34% of Mexico.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 55% more CO₂ than someone in Brazil.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
87% of Brazil’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 20% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Mexico than in Brazil.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Brazil are 31% deadlier than in Mexico.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Brazil is on average 3.9 °C warmer than Mexico.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.1 times as much rain as Mexico.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Mexico?
Brazil is larger. Mexico fits inside Brazil 4.3 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Mexico?
Brazil has 61% more people than Mexico (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Mexico?
People in Brazil live 0.76 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Brazil or Mexico?
Men in Brazil are 5.4 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
