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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Türkiye fits inside Mexico 2.5 times

Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Türkiye: 785,350 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Mexico’s coastline is 30% longer than Türkiye’s

Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 7,200 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Mexico’s highest peak towers 499 m above Türkiye’s

Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 5,137 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Mexico and Türkiye are practically level

Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 50.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Mexico has 54% more people than Türkiye

Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Türkiye: 85.9 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Türkiye is 64% more densely populated than Mexico

Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Türkiye: 112 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Türkiye are 6.1 cm taller than in Mexico

Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 176.4 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Women in Türkiye are 3.9 cm taller than in Mexico

Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Türkiye: 161.8 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Türkiye is 3.6 years older than in Mexico

Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Türkiye: 32.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Mexico have 0.4 more children on average than in Türkiye

Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Türkiye: 1.48 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

11% of people in Türkiye are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico

Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Türkiye: 10.6% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Türkiye hosts 24 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico

Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Türkiye: 27.8 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Türkiye has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2

Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Türkiye: 0.5 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Mexico and Türkiye are practically level

Mexico: 1 (2026) · Türkiye: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Mexico’s economy is 15% larger than Türkiye’s

Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Türkiye: $1.6 trillion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Türkiye produces 75% more per person than Mexico

Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Türkiye: Int$45,289 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Türkiye than in Mexico (Gini 1.1 points higher)

Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Türkiye: 43.7 (2023)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.2% in Türkiye

Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Türkiye: 0.2% (2023)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 8.5% in Türkiye, versus 2.7% in Mexico

Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 8.5% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Türkiye spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%

Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Türkiye: 1.9% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Türkiye’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%

Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Türkiye: 17.6% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Türkiye’s

Mexico: 54% (2025) · Türkiye: 41% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Mexico spends 39% more on health per person than Türkiye

Mexico: $761 (2023) · Türkiye: $548 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Türkiye live 2.2 years longer than in Mexico

Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Türkiye: 77.4 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Mexico is 51% more likely to die before turning one than in Türkiye

Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Türkiye: 8 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Mexico has 16% more doctors per person than Türkiye

Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 2.2 per 1,000 (2022)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Türkiye has 3 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico

Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Türkiye: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Mexico is 2.4 times that in Türkiye

Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.7 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 30% in Türkiye

Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Türkiye: 30.5% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

31% of adults in Türkiye smoke, versus 16% in Mexico

Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Türkiye: 31.1% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Mexico rate their lives 1.67 points higher than in Türkiye

Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Türkiye: 5.30 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Mexico drink 3 times as much alcohol as in Türkiye

Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Türkiye: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Mexico has 58% more meat per person than Türkiye

Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Türkiye: 49.4 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Türkiye has 588 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico

Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Türkiye: 3,892 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Türkiye put in 119 more hours a year than in Mexico

Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Türkiye: 1,747 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Mexico went to school 0.36 years longer than in Türkiye

Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Türkiye: 9 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Türkiye welcomed 73% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019)

Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Türkiye: 0.59 (2022)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Mexico has 14 more World Heritage sites than Türkiye (36 against 22)

Mexico: 36 (2026) · Türkiye: 22 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Türkiye has won 111 Olympic medals, Mexico 77

Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Türkiye: 111 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

90% of people in Türkiye are online, versus 83% in Mexico

Mexico: 83% (2024) · Türkiye: 90% (2025)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Türkiye is 35% faster than in Mexico

Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Türkiye: 205 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Türkiye and Mexico are practically level

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

Urban population

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Türkiye live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico

Mexico: 80% (2025) · Türkiye: 89% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Türkiye 108

Mexico: 116 (2024) · Türkiye: 108 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Mexico’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Türkiye’s

Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Türkiye: 10,546 km (2021)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Türkiye fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico

Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Türkiye: 1.47 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 29% of Türkiye

Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Türkiye: 29.5% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Türkiye emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico

Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Türkiye: 5.9 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

43% of Türkiye’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico

Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Türkiye: 43.3% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Türkiye carries 40% more fine dust than in Mexico

Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Türkiye: 25.6 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

You are 7.7 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Türkiye

Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 3.2 per 100k (2023)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Mexico are 66% deadlier than in Türkiye

Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Türkiye: 11.5 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Mexico is on average 8.7 °C warmer than Türkiye

Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 12.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Mexico gets 16% more rain than Türkiye

Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Türkiye: 680 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Mexico bigger than Türkiye?

Mexico is larger. Türkiye fits inside Mexico 2.5 times.

Which has more people, Mexico or Türkiye?

Mexico has 54% more people than Türkiye (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Mexico or Türkiye?

People in Türkiye live 2.2 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 77.4 in Türkiye.

Are people taller in Mexico or Türkiye?

Men in Türkiye are 6.1 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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