Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Mexico 89 times.
Israel: 22,070 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Israel: 5.9 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
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 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 8.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Israel: 8.8% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (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 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)
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)
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 6.5% of Israel.
Israel: 6.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
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 2.9 times as deadly as in Israel.
Israel: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
