Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan fits inside Mexico 2.5 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 8.9 times as long as Pakistan’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 2,975 m above Mexico’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 47% of Pakistan
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 93% more people than Mexico
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 4.9 times as densely populated as Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 3.0 cm taller than in Pakistan
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 3.1 cm taller than in Pakistan
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 8.6 years older than in Pakistan
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 1.7 more children on average than in Mexico
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Pakistan
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Pakistan hosts 3.9 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Pakistan has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Pakistan’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 3.9 times as much per person as Pakistan
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Pakistan (Gini 9.1 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
23% of people in Pakistan live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Mexico
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Pakistan, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Pakistan’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 25 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 7.5 years longer than in Pakistan
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Pakistan
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mexico has 60% more hospital beds per person than Pakistan
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Pakistan is 5% higher than in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 24% in Pakistan
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.10 points higher than in Pakistan
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 77 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Pakistan
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 791 kcal more food per person per day than Pakistan
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 842 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 5 years longer than in Pakistan
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 30 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (36 against 6)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 57% in Pakistan
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mexico is 6.4 times as fast as in Pakistan
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 96% in Pakistan
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 40% in Pakistan
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 3 times as long as Pakistan’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 4.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Pakistan
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
43% of Pakistan’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.9 times as much fine dust as in Mexico
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Pakistan
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 14% deadlier than in Pakistan
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Pakistan
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 90% more rain than Pakistan
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Pakistan?
Mexico is larger. Pakistan fits inside Mexico 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 93% more people than Mexico (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Pakistan?
People in Mexico live 7.5 years longer than in Pakistan. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Mexico or Pakistan?
Men in Mexico are 3.0 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
