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 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 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 Nobel laureates were born there?

Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Saudi Arabia 0.0.

Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Mexico and Saudi Arabia are practically level.

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Saudi Arabia: 1 (2026)

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 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 7.3% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.

Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 7.3% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Saudi Arabia’s.

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Saudi Arabia: 47% (2025)

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 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 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)

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 people are online?

100% of people in Saudi Arabia are online, versus 83% in Mexico.

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Saudi Arabia: 100% (2024)

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)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 0.5% of Saudi Arabia.

Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Saudi Arabia: 0.5% (2023)

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)

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 54% deadlier than in Mexico.

Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Saudi Arabia: 18.5 per 100k (2021)

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)