Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine fits inside Mexico 3.2 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 3.4 times as long as Ukraine’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,575 m above Ukraine’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 51% of Mexico
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Ukraine
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Mexico and Ukraine are nearly identical here
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 10.7 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 8.7 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 13 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.9 more children on average than in Ukraine
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 19 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Mexico and Ukraine are practically level
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 8.6 times the size of Ukraine’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 37% more per person than Ukraine
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Ukraine (Gini 17 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Ukraine’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Ukraine
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 0.57 years longer than in Ukraine
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 59% more likely to die before turning one than in Ukraine
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 36% more doctors per person than Mexico
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 6.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Ukraine is 2.2 times that in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 28% in Ukraine
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.31 points higher than in Ukraine
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 72% more alcohol than in Ukraine
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 58% more meat per person than Ukraine
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 519 kcal more food per person per day than Ukraine
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 416 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 1.8 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 5.2 times as many tourists per resident as Ukraine (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 28 more World Heritage sites than Ukraine (36 against 8)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 82% in Ukraine
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 18% faster than in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Ukraine and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 70% in Ukraine
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 8% longer than Ukraine’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 51 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 17% of Ukraine
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 29% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.6 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Ukraine
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 2% deadlier than in Ukraine
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 11.1 °C warmer than Ukraine
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Mexico gets 27% more rain than Ukraine
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Ukraine?
Mexico is larger. Ukraine fits inside Mexico 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Ukraine?
Mexico has 3.4 times as many people as Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Ukraine?
People in Mexico live 0.57 years longer than in Ukraine. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Mexico or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 10.7 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
