Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France fits inside Mexico 3.2 times.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 92% longer than France’s.
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 826 m above France’s.
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 92% more people than France.
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 88% more densely populated than Mexico.
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 8.3 cm taller than in Mexico.
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 6.6 cm taller than in Mexico.
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 13 years older than in Mexico.
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.3 more children on average than in France.
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
France: 22.5% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
France and Mexico are practically level.
France: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 84% larger than Mexico’s.
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 2.5 times as much per person as Mexico.
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in France (Gini 10.8 points higher).
France: 31.8 (2023) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
France: 7.5% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Mexico’s.
France: 77% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 7 times as much on health per person as Mexico.
France: $5,327 (2024) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 7.7 years longer than in Mexico.
France: 83 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 27% more doctors per person than Mexico.
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 13% in France.
France: 12.5% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
France: 33.6% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in France.
France: 6.59 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 67% more alcohol than in Mexico.
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 3% more meat per person than Mexico.
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 185 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mexico put in 142 more hours a year than in France.
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 2.4 years longer than in Mexico.
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).
France: 1.35 (2019) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
France: 89% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
France and Mexico are practically level.
France: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 79% in France.
France: 79% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
France and Mexico are practically level.
France: 117 (2023) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 19% longer than Mexico’s.
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from Mexico.
France: 0.94 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 32% of France.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 13% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.
France: 4 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
26% of France’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
France: 26.1% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in France.
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 18 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in France.
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 2.6 times as deadly as in France.
France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 7.3 °C warmer than France.
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 47% more rain than Mexico.
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. France fits inside Mexico 3.2 times.
Which has more people, France or Mexico?
Mexico has 92% more people than France (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Mexico?
People in France live 7.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in France or Mexico?
Men in France are 8.3 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
