Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The Philippines fits inside Mexico 6.5 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Philippines: 300,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The Philippines’ coastline is 3.9 times as long as Mexico’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Philippines: 36,289 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,682 m above the Philippines’
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Philippines: 2,954 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 43% of the Philippines
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Philippines: 42.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 13% more people than the Philippines
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Philippines: 117 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The Philippines is 5.8 times as densely populated as Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Philippines: 392 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 5.1 cm taller than in the Philippines
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Philippines: 165.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 3.8 cm taller than in the Philippines
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Philippines: 154.1 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 3.6 years older than in the Philippines
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Philippines: 25.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
The Philippines and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Philippines: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 5.7% in the Philippines
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Philippines: 5.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 130 times as many refugees per resident as the Philippines
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Philippines: 0.0088 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the Philippines 0.1
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Philippines: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
The Philippines has 2 official languages, Mexico 1
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Philippines: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 3.8 times the size of the Philippines’
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Philippines: $487 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 2.1 times as much per person as the Philippines
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Philippines: Int$12,577 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in the Philippines (Gini 3.3 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Philippines: 39.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
5.3% of people in the Philippines live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in Mexico
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Philippines: 5.3% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Mexico and the Philippines are practically level
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Philippines: 2.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The Philippines spends 1.3% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Philippines: 1.3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico and the Philippines are practically level
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Philippines: 14.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× the Philippines’
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Philippines: 33% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as the Philippines
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Philippines: $194 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 5.3 years longer than in the Philippines
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Philippines: 69.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the Philippines is 79% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Philippines: 21.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 3.3 times as many doctors per person as the Philippines
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 0.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Mexico has 4% more hospital beds per person than the Philippines
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Philippines: 1 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 2.8 times that in the Philippines
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 3.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 9.7% in the Philippines
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Philippines: 9.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in the Philippines smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Philippines: 19.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in the Philippines
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Philippines: 6.21 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 10% more alcohol than in the Philippines
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Philippines: 6.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 2.3 times as much meat per person as the Philippines
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Philippines: 33.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 322 kcal more food per person per day than the Philippines
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Philippines: 2,983 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the Philippines put in 467 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Philippines: 2,096 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the Philippines went to school 0.63 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Philippines: 10 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 15 times as many tourists per resident as the Philippines (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Philippines: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 30 more World Heritage sites than the Philippines (36 against 6)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Philippines: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, the Philippines 18
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Philippines: 18 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 67% in the Philippines
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Philippines: 67% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the Philippines is 9% faster than in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Philippines: 166 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Mexico have electricity, versus 95% in the Philippines
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Philippines: 94.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 56% in the Philippines
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Philippines: 56% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Philippines 115
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Philippines: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 46 times as long as the Philippines’
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Philippines: 509 km (2016)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 68% more passengers per resident than those from the Philippines
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Philippines: 0.36 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 25% of the Philippines
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Philippines: 24.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in the Philippines
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Philippines: 1.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
The Philippines and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Philippines: 23.3% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the Philippines carries 26% more fine dust than in Mexico
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Philippines: 23.1 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 the Philippines
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 38% deadlier than in the Philippines
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Philippines: 13.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The Philippines is on average 5.0 °C warmer than Mexico
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 26.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The Philippines gets 3.8 times as much rain as Mexico
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Philippines: 3,001 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than the Philippines?
Mexico is larger. The Philippines fits inside Mexico 6.5 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or the Philippines?
Mexico has 13% more people than the Philippines (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or the Philippines?
People in Mexico live 5.3 years longer than in the Philippines. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 69.9 in the Philippines.
Are people taller in Mexico or the Philippines?
Men in Mexico are 5.1 cm taller than in the Philippines (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
