Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Mexico 3.3 times.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 17 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 437 m above Kenya’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 2.3 times as many people as Kenya.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 46% more densely populated than Mexico.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Kenya and Mexico are practically level.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 1.5 cm taller than in Mexico.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 9.4 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.3 more children on average than in Mexico.
Kenya: 3.17 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 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 13 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 3.7 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Kenya (Gini 4.1 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Mexico are practically level.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (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 Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 11 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 9 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.30 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 7.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 1,159 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 406 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 0.72 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 6.1 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 6.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 9.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 20% more fine dust than in Mexico.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.4 times as deadly as in Mexico.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 4.3 °C warmer than Mexico.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 13% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Kenya fits inside Mexico 3.3 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Mexico?
Mexico has 2.3 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Mexico?
People in Mexico live 11 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Kenya or Mexico?
Kenya and Mexico are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
