Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Sweden fits inside Mexico 3.7 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Sweden: 528,860 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 2.9 times as long as Sweden’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,536 m above Sweden’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 7.3% of Sweden
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Sweden: 7.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 12 times as many people as Sweden
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico is 2.6 times as densely populated as Sweden
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 10.2 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 8.8 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 11 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.5 more children on average than in Sweden
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sweden hosts 12 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Sweden: 13.6 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Sweden: 28.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Mexico and Sweden are practically level
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Sweden’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 2.8 times as much per person as Mexico
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Sweden (Gini 13.3 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Sweden
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Sweden: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Sweden: 2.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Sweden’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Sweden: 27.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Mexico’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 8.5 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 8.8 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 6.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 70% more doctors per person than Mexico
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Sweden has 88% more hospital beds per person than Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Sweden: 1.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Sweden is 46% higher than in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 19% in Sweden
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in Mexico
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 30% more alcohol than in Mexico
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 14% more meat per person than Sweden
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 62 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mexico put in 197 more hours a year than in Sweden
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 3.4 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 84% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 21 more World Heritage sites than Sweden (36 against 15)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Sweden: 15 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Sweden has won 709 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Sweden: 709 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sweden is 63% faster than in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Sweden: 248 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Sweden and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 2.4 times as long as Sweden’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 3.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 34% of Mexico
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Sweden: 68.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
71% of Sweden’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in Sweden
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 22 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Sweden
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 5.6 times as deadly as in Sweden
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Sweden: 3.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 17.1 °C warmer than Sweden
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 2% more rain than Mexico
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Sweden?
Mexico is larger. Sweden fits inside Mexico 3.7 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Sweden?
Mexico has 12 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 8.8 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Mexico or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 10.2 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
