Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Mexico 28 times.
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 6.4 times as long as Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 4,595 m above Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 24 times as many people as Ireland.
Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ireland is 17% more densely populated than Mexico.
Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 8.8 cm taller than in Mexico.
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 6.6 cm taller than in Mexico.
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 9.5 years older than in Mexico.
Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.4 more children on average than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Ireland’s.
Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 6 times as much per person as Mexico.
Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Ireland (Gini 13.6 points higher).
Ireland: 29 (2023) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.6% in Ireland, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Mexico spends 0.9% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Mexico’s.
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 9.7 times as much on health per person as Mexico.
Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 7.7 years longer than in Mexico.
Ireland: 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 Ireland.
Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 50% more doctors per person than Mexico.
Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 31% in Ireland.
Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.04 points higher than in Ireland.
Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 54% more alcohol than in Mexico.
Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 26% more meat per person than Mexico.
Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 616 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.
Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ireland put in 25 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 2.4 years longer than in Mexico.
Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 6.4 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).
Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Ireland and Mexico are practically level.
Ireland: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 65% in Ireland.
Ireland: 65% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Ireland: 113 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 14 times as long as Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 59 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.
Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 12% of Ireland.
Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 80% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.
Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
48% of Ireland’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 38 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Ireland.
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 4.3 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Ireland: 2.8 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Ireland.
Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 45% more rain than Mexico.
Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Ireland fits inside Mexico 28 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Mexico?
Mexico has 24 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Mexico?
People in Ireland live 7.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Ireland or Mexico?
Men in Ireland are 8.8 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
