How much coast is there?

Ethiopia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 1,086 m above Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 4,550 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Ethiopia has 3% more people than Mexico.

Ethiopia: 135 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Ethiopia is 77% more densely populated than Mexico.

Ethiopia: 120 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Mexico is 10 years older than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 18.7 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Ethiopia have 2.0 more children on average than in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 3.91 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 3.3% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ethiopia 0.1.

Ethiopia: 0.1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Ethiopia and Mexico are practically level.

Ethiopia: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 15 times the size of Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: $126 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Mexico produces 7.1 times as much per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: Int$3,622 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Ethiopia (Gini 11.5 points higher).

Ethiopia: 31.1 (2021) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 3.3% in Ethiopia, versus 2.7% in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 3.3% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Mexico and Ethiopia are practically level.

Ethiopia: 0.7% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 26% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Mexico spends 22 times as much on health per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: $35 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ethiopia is 2.9 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 34.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Mexico has 18 times as many doctors per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 2.5% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.5% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 5.2% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 5.2% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 2.99 points higher than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 3.99 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mexico drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.3 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Mexico has 11 times as much meat per person as Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 6.9 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Mexico has 746 kcal more food per person per day than Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2,558 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Mexico put in 29 more hours a year than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 1,599 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mexico went to school 6.9 years longer than in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 2.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Mexico welcomed 85 times as many tourists per resident as Ethiopia (2019).

Ethiopia: 0 (2024) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)

How many people are online?

83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 22% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 22% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 57% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 56.6% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)

How many live in cities?

80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 24% in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 24% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia 65.

Ethiopia: 65 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 31 times as long as Ethiopia’s.

Ethiopia: 754 km (2018) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mexico fly 5.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.11 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 15% of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 14.9% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Mexico emits 26 times as much CO₂ as someone in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia: 0.1 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of Ethiopia’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 100% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Ethiopia carries 10% more fine dust than in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Ethiopia: no data · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Ethiopia are 47% deadlier than in Mexico.

Ethiopia: 17.7 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Ethiopia is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Mexico.

Ethiopia: 23.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Ethiopia gets 22% more rain than Mexico.

Ethiopia: 962 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)