Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 68% bigger than Mexico.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 33% longer than India’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 2,950 m above Mexico’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 11 times as many people as Mexico.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 7.3 times as densely populated as Mexico.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 3.8 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 2.7 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 0.83 years older than in India.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.1 more children on average than in Mexico.
India: 1.96 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 7.4% in India.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Mexico 1.
India: 3 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Mexico’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 2.2 times as much per person as India.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in India (Gini 17.1 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.2% in India, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 9 times as much on health per person as India.
India: $85 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 3 years longer than in India.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 93% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as India.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.44 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 28% more alcohol than in India.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 9.6 times as much meat per person as India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 636 kcal more food per person per day than India.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 754 more hours a year than in Mexico.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 2.5 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 51 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 70% in India.
India: 70% (2025) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
India and Mexico are practically level.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 36% in India.
India: 36% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 2.9 times as long as Mexico’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 4.8 times as many passengers per resident as those from India.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 25% of India.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 60% more CO₂ than someone in India.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
24% of India’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Mexico.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.8 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in India.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 22% deadlier than in Mexico.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 3.1 °C warmer than Mexico.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 61% more rain than Mexico.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Mexico?
India is larger. India is 68% bigger than Mexico.
Which has more people, India or Mexico?
India has 11 times as many people as Mexico (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 3 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in India or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 3.8 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
