Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saudi Arabia is 10% bigger than Mexico
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 3.5 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 2,640 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 2,636 m above Saudi Arabia’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 3,000 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 82% of Saudi Arabia, versus 51% of Mexico
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 81.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 3.6 times as many people as Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 37 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 3.9 times as densely populated as Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 17 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Saudi Arabia and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Saudi Arabia are 0.9 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Saudi Arabia: 158.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Saudi Arabia is 0.36 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 29.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Saudi Arabia have 0.4 more children on average than in Mexico
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 2.31 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 95 times as many refugees per resident as Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0.012 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia none
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Mexico and Saudi Arabia are practically level
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 44% larger than Saudi Arabia’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Saudi Arabia: $1.28 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saudi Arabia produces 2.9 times as much per person as Mexico
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: Int$73,784 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Saudi Arabia and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Saudi Arabia spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Saudi Arabia’s 8.1%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 8.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saudi Arabia’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saudi Arabia spends 2.4 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: $1,825 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3.7 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 79 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 2.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saudi Arabia has 32% more doctors per person than Mexico
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 3.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saudi Arabia has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Saudi Arabia: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 4 times that in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
39% of adults in Saudi Arabia are obese, versus 37% in Mexico
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 39.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 15% in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 14.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.16 points higher than in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 6.82 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Saudi Arabia: no data
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 35% more meat per person than Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 58.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Saudi Arabia has 355 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 3,660 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Saudi Arabia put in 496 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 2,125 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saudi Arabia went to school 2.3 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saudi Arabia welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 0.84 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 28 more World Heritage sites than Saudi Arabia (36 against 8)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Saudi Arabia 4
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Saudi Arabia: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Saudi Arabia is 29% faster than in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 196 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Saudi Arabia and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
85% of people in Saudi Arabia live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 85% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saudi Arabia has 160 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 160 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 8 times as long as Saudi Arabia’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Saudi Arabia: 2,939 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Saudi Arabia fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 1.3% of Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 1.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saudi Arabia emits 5.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 20.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.2% in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 2.2% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Saudi Arabia carries 2.8 times as much fine dust as in Mexico
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 50.4 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 27 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Saudi Arabia are 12% deadlier than in Mexico
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 21.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Saudi Arabia is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Mexico
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 13 times as much rain as Saudi Arabia
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Saudi Arabia: 61 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is larger. Saudi Arabia is 10% bigger than Mexico.
Which has more people, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Mexico has 3.6 times as many people as Saudi Arabia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
People in Saudi Arabia live 3.7 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 79.0 in Saudi Arabia.
Are people taller in Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia and Mexico are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).