Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt fits inside Mexico 2 times.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 3.8 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,007 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 11% more people than Egypt.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 75% more densely populated than Mexico.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 4.3 cm taller than in Mexico.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 3.0 cm taller than in Mexico.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 4.9 years older than in Egypt.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Egypt have 0.8 more children on average than in Mexico.
Egypt: 2.74 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 5.3% in Egypt.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Egypt and Mexico are practically level.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 5 times the size of Egypt’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 28% more per person than Egypt.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Egypt (Gini 14.1 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mexico and Egypt are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 3.5× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 5.4 times as much on health per person as Egypt.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 3.5 years longer than in Egypt.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Egypt is 72% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 3.9 times as many doctors per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 37% in Mexico.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 3.11 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 65 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Egypt.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 211 kcal more food per person per day than Egypt.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 740 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 0.79 years longer than in Mexico.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 3.3 times as many tourists per resident as Egypt (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 75% in Egypt.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Egypt and Mexico are practically level.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 43% in Egypt.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Egypt’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 4.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Egypt.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 2.3 times as much fine dust as in Mexico.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 19 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 28% deadlier than in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Egypt is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Mexico.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 65 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Egypt fits inside Mexico 2 times.
Which has more people, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico has 11% more people than Egypt (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 3.5 years longer than in Egypt. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Egypt or Mexico?
Men in Egypt are 4.3 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
