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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Poland fits inside Mexico 6.2 times

Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Poland: 313,940 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Mexico’s coastline is 21 times as long as Poland’s

Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,137 m above Poland’s

Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 46% of Poland

Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Poland: 46.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Mexico has 3.6 times as many people as Poland

Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Poland is 75% more densely populated than Mexico

Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Poland are 10.4 cm taller than in Mexico

Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Poland are 7.9 cm taller than in Mexico

Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Poland is 12 years older than in Mexico

Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Mexico have 0.8 more children on average than in Poland

Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico

Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Poland hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico

Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Poland: 27.2 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2

Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Poland: 7.7 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Mexico and Poland are practically level

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 77% larger than Poland’s

Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Poland produces 2.1 times as much per person as Mexico

Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Poland (Gini 14.1 points higher)

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Poland

Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Poland: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Poland and Mexico are practically level

Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Poland spends 4.5% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%

Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Poland: 4.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Poland’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%

Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Poland: 17.4% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Poland’s

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Poland spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Mexico

Mexico: $761 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Poland live 3.1 years longer than in Mexico

Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mexico is 3.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland

Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Poland has 56% more doctors per person than Mexico

Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Poland has 6 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico

Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Poland: 6 per 1,000 (2022)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Poland is 54% higher than in Mexico

Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 26% in Poland

Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 16% in Mexico

Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 0.20 points higher than in Poland

Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Poland drink 72% more alcohol than in Mexico

Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Poland has 7% more meat per person than Mexico

Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Poland has 426 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico

Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Poland put in 178 more hours a year than in Mexico

Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Poland went to school 3.9 years longer than in Mexico

Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Poland welcomed 57% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019)

Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Mexico has 18 more World Heritage sites than Poland (36 against 18)

Mexico: 36 (2026) · Poland: 18 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Poland has won 335 Olympic medals, Mexico 77

Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Poland: 335 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

89% of people in Poland are online, versus 83% in Mexico

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Poland is 90% faster than in Mexico

Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Poland: 288 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Poland and Mexico are practically level

Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 60% in Poland

Mexico: 80% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116

Mexico: 116 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 26% longer than Poland’s

Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Mexico fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Poland

Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 31% of Poland

Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Poland: 31% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Poland emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico

Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

32% of Poland’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico

Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mexico carries 17% more fine dust than in Poland

Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 31 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Poland

Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Mexico are 66% deadlier than in Poland

Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Poland: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Mexico is on average 11.7 °C warmer than Poland

Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Mexico gets 3% more rain than Poland

Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Mexico bigger than Poland?

Mexico is larger. Poland fits inside Mexico 6.2 times.

Which has more people, Mexico or Poland?

Mexico has 3.6 times as many people as Poland (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Mexico or Poland?

People in Poland live 3.1 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 78.4 in Poland.

Are people taller in Mexico or Poland?

Men in Poland are 10.4 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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