Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Mexico 25 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 4,034 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 12 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 2.1 times as densely populated as Mexico
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 10.9 cm taller than in Mexico
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 10.1 cm taller than in Mexico
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 14 years older than in Mexico
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.5 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 32 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 4.7 times the size of Czechia’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 2.3 times as much per person as Mexico
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Czechia (Gini 16.9 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (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% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Czechia and Mexico are practically level
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Mexico’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 3.5 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 4.7 years longer than in Mexico
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 68% more doctors per person than Mexico
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 6.5 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Czechia is 40% higher than in Mexico
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 32% in Czechia
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.15 points higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 2 times as much alcohol as in Mexico
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 5% more meat per person than Mexico
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 80 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Czechia put in 145 more hours a year than in Mexico
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 3.6 years longer than in Mexico
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 4 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 19 more World Heritage sites than Czechia (36 against 17)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Czechia has won 111 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 23% faster than in Mexico
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Czechia and Mexico are practically level
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 73% in Czechia
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia has 127 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Czechia’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Czechia
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 34% of Mexico
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 51% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 32 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 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 Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 12.0 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 2% more rain than Mexico
Czechia: 805 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 Czechia bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Czechia fits inside Mexico 25 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Mexico?
Mexico has 12 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Mexico?
People in Czechia live 4.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Czechia or Mexico?
Men in Czechia are 10.9 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).