Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside Mexico 7.3 times.
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 62% longer than Mexico’s.
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 5,606 m above New Zealand’s.
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 25 times as many people as New Zealand.
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 3.4 times as densely populated as New Zealand.
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 7.4 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 6.8 cm taller than in Mexico.
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 8.4 years older than in Mexico.
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.3 more children on average than in New Zealand.
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.
Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)
How many official languages?
New Zealand has 3 official languages, Mexico 1.
Mexico: 1 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 6.9 times the size of New Zealand’s.
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 2.2 times as much per person as Mexico.
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
New Zealand and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Mexico’s.
Mexico: 54% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 6.6 times as much on health per person as Mexico.
Mexico: $761 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 6.7 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 40% more doctors per person than Mexico.
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 35% in New Zealand.
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
New Zealand and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 32% more alcohol than in Mexico.
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 2% more meat per person than Mexico.
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 183 kcal more food per person per day than New Zealand.
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in New Zealand put in 79 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 3.5 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 74% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019).
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Mexico: 83% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico.
Mexico: 80% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Mexico: 116 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as New Zealand’s.
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 4.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 34% of Mexico.
Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 77% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 2.6 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 17 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in New Zealand.
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 82% deadlier than in New Zealand.
Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 10.3 °C warmer than New Zealand.
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 2 times as much rain as Mexico.
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than New Zealand?
Mexico is larger. New Zealand fits inside Mexico 7.3 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or New Zealand?
Mexico has 25 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 6.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in Mexico or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 7.4 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
