Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Mexico 89 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 34 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,400 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Mexico: 50.6% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 13 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 6.9 times as densely populated as Mexico
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 5.7 cm taller than in Mexico
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 4.3 cm taller than in Mexico
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 0.26 years older than in Mexico
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.0 more children on average than in Mexico
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 9.2 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Mexico: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 3 times the size of Israel’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 2.3 times as much per person as Mexico
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Israel (Gini 4.3 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Mexico: 1.6% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Mexico: 0.7% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Mexico: 14.8% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Mexico’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 7.9 years longer than in Mexico
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 47% more doctors per person than Mexico
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 3.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 26% higher than in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 23% in Israel
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 0.21 points higher than in Mexico
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 60% more alcohol than in Israel
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 39% more meat per person than Mexico
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 449 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Israel put in 261 more hours a year than in Mexico
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.2 years longer than in Mexico
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 3.6 times as many tourists per resident as Israel (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 27 more World Heritage sites than Israel (36 against 9)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Mexico: 36 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Mexico: 77 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Israel: 88% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 2.6 times as fast as in Mexico
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Mexico are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico
Israel: 92% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Israel: 177 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 14 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 22% more passengers per resident than those from Mexico
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Mexico: 34.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 59% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 11% more fine dust than in Mexico
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 15 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Israel
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 2.8 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Israel
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 3.8 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Israel fits inside Mexico 89 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Mexico?
Mexico has 13 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Mexico?
People in Israel live 7.9 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Israel or Mexico?
Men in Israel are 5.7 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).