Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The DR Congo is 20% bigger than Mexico.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 252 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 526 m above the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 17% more people than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 36% more densely populated than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 1.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 1.6 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 13 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.1 more children on average than in Mexico.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Mexico 1.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 20 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 13 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Mexico (Gini 2.1 points higher).
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Mexico are practically level.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 32 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 4.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 12 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 3.21 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 22 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 1,290 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 212 more hours a year than in Mexico.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 2 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 67 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 6.4 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 59 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 34% of Mexico.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 65 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Mexico.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 36% deadlier than in Mexico.
DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 3.4 °C warmer than Mexico.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 86% more rain than Mexico.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Mexico?
The DR Congo is larger. The DR Congo is 20% bigger than Mexico.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Mexico?
Mexico has 17% more people than the DR Congo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 13 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 1.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
