Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Mexico 15 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 47% longer than Mexico’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,719 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 13 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Greece is 19% more densely populated than Mexico.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 9.0 cm taller than in Mexico.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 7.9 cm taller than in Mexico.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 17 years older than in Mexico.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.7 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Greece and Mexico are practically level.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 6.5 times the size of Greece’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 75% more per person than Mexico.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Greece (Gini 9.2 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Mexico’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Mexico.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 6.6 years longer than in Mexico.
Greece: 81.8 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 3.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Mexico.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 34% in Greece.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 1.28 points higher than in Greece.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 28% more alcohol than in Mexico.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 5% more meat per person than Mexico.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 77 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Greece put in 264 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.2 years longer than in Mexico.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 7.7 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Greece and Mexico are practically level.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 79% in Greece.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 10 times as long as Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 30% of Greece.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 51% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
50% of Greece’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 21% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 64% deadlier than in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 5.7 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 1% more rain than Mexico.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Greece fits inside Mexico 15 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Mexico?
Mexico has 13 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Mexico?
People in Greece live 6.6 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Greece or Mexico?
Men in Greece are 9.0 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
