How much coast is there?

Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 1,002 m above Switzerland’s.

Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Switzerland: 4,634 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Mexico has 15 times as many people as Switzerland.

Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Switzerland: 9.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Switzerland is 3.4 times as densely populated as Mexico.

Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Switzerland: 230 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Switzerland is 13 years older than in Mexico.

Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Switzerland: 42.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Mexico have 0.6 more children on average than in Switzerland.

Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Switzerland: 1.29 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

20% of people in Switzerland are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico.

Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Switzerland: 20.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Switzerland has produced 20.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2.

Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Switzerland: 20.9 (2025)

How many official languages?

Switzerland has 4 official languages, Mexico 1.

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Switzerland: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 76% larger than Switzerland’s.

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

How much is produced per person?

Switzerland produces 4 times as much per person as Mexico.

Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Switzerland: Int$102,513 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Switzerland (Gini 8.8 points higher).

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Switzerland: 33.8 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 4.9% in Switzerland, versus 2.7% in Mexico.

Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Switzerland: 4.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Mexico and Switzerland are practically level.

Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Switzerland: 0.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Switzerland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Mexico’s.

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Switzerland: 112% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Switzerland spends 15 times as much on health per person as Mexico.

Mexico: $761 (2023) · Switzerland: $11,784 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mexico is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Switzerland.

Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Switzerland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Switzerland has 73% more doctors per person than Mexico.

Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Switzerland: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 13% in Switzerland.

Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Switzerland: 12.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

23% of adults in Switzerland smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.

Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Switzerland: 23.1% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Switzerland rate their lives 0.05 points higher than in Mexico.

Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Switzerland: 7.02 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Switzerland drink 31% more alcohol than in Mexico.

Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Switzerland: 8.8 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Mexico has 22% more meat per person than Switzerland.

Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Switzerland: 64 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Switzerland has 98 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico.

Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Switzerland: 3,402 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Mexico put in 100 more hours a year than in Switzerland.

Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Switzerland: 1,529 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Switzerland went to school 4.6 years longer than in Mexico.

Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Switzerland: 13.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Switzerland welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019).

Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Switzerland: 1.04 (2022)

How many people are online?

97% of people in Switzerland are online, versus 83% in Mexico.

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Switzerland: 97% (2025)

Who has electricity at home?

Switzerland and Mexico are practically level.

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

How many live in cities?

86% of people in Switzerland live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico.

Mexico: 80% (2025) · Switzerland: 86% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Switzerland has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.

Mexico: 116 (2024) · Switzerland: 129 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Switzerland’s.

Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Switzerland: 4,122 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Switzerland fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.

Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Switzerland: 3.05 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 32% of Switzerland.

Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Switzerland: 32.4% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Switzerland emits 2% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico.

Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Switzerland: 3.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

68% of Switzerland’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico.

Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Switzerland: 67.8% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Mexico carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Switzerland.

Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Switzerland: 9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 42 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Switzerland.

Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Switzerland: 0.6 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Mexico are 5 times as deadly as in Switzerland.

Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Switzerland: 2.4 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Mexico is on average 14.9 °C warmer than Switzerland.

Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 6.5°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Switzerland gets 2 times as much rain as Mexico.

Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Switzerland: 1,616 mm (2016–2025 avg)