Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sri Lanka fits inside Mexico 30 times.
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Sri Lanka: 65,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 7 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 1,340 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,112 m above Sri Lanka’s.
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Sri Lanka: 2,524 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 6.1 times as many people as Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Sri Lanka: 21.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Sri Lanka is 5.2 times as densely populated as Mexico.
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Sri Lanka: 352 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 2.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 168.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 2.0 cm taller than in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Sri Lanka: 155.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sri Lanka is 3.9 years older than in Mexico.
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 32.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sri Lanka have 0.1 more children on average than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.95 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
12% of people in Sri Lanka are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 12.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sri Lanka 0.0.
Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Sri Lanka has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Sri Lanka: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 17 times the size of Sri Lanka’s.
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Sri Lanka: $109 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 52% more per person than Sri Lanka.
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Sri Lanka: Int$17,065 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Sri Lanka (Gini 4.9 points higher).
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 37.7 (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.0% in Sri Lanka, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sri Lanka spends 1.4% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Sri Lanka’s.
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 5.7 times as much on health per person as Sri Lanka.
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Sri Lanka: $134 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sri Lanka live 2.4 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Sri Lanka: 77.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 2.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 5.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sri Lanka: 1.1 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 11% in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 11.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Sri Lanka smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.96 points higher than in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Sri Lanka: 4.01 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Sri Lanka: 11.6 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 629 kcal more food per person per day than Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,675 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sri Lanka put in 424 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Sri Lanka: 2,053 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sri Lanka went to school 1.4 years longer than in Mexico.
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Sri Lanka: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 11 times as many tourists per resident as Sri Lanka (2019).
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.03 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 55% in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 55% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Sri Lanka and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Sri Lanka: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 20% in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 20% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sri Lanka has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Sri Lanka: 133 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 15 times as long as Sri Lanka’s.
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Sri Lanka: 1,562 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 3.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Sri Lanka: 0.18 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Sri Lanka and Mexico are practically level.
Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Sri Lanka: 34% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 3.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Sri Lanka: 0.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
62% of Sri Lanka’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Sri Lanka: 61.6% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sri Lanka carries 13% more fine dust than in Mexico.
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sri Lanka: 20.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.5 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Sri Lanka: 3.3 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 4% deadlier than in Sri Lanka.
Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Sri Lanka: 11.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sri Lanka is on average 5.4 °C warmer than Mexico.
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sri Lanka gets 2.3 times as much rain as Mexico.
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sri Lanka: 1,839 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Sri Lanka?
Mexico is larger. Sri Lanka fits inside Mexico 30 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Mexico has 6.1 times as many people as Sri Lanka (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
People in Sri Lanka live 2.4 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 77.7 in Sri Lanka.
Are people taller in Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Men in Mexico are 2.2 cm taller than in Sri Lanka (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
