Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Mexico 8 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 33% longer than Mexico’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 4,291 m above the United Kingdom’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 51% of Mexico
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 90% more people than the United Kingdom
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 4.2 times as densely populated as Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.9 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 6.0 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 11 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.3 more children on average than in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The United Kingdom hosts 7.3 times as many refugees per resident as Mexico
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mexico 0.2
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
How many official languages?
Mexico and the United Kingdom are practically level
Mexico: 1 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 2.2 times the size of Mexico’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 2.5 times as much per person as Mexico
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in the United Kingdom (Gini 10.2 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in Mexico live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.7% in the United Kingdom, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Mexico’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 7.7 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Mexico: $761 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 6.1 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 28% more doctors per person than Mexico
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the United Kingdom is 10% higher than in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 29% in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 13% in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.28 points higher than in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 56% more alcohol than in Mexico
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 8% more meat per person than Mexico
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 130 kcal more food per person per day than Mexico
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Mexico put in 106 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 4.1 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 60% more tourists per resident than Mexico (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 1 more World Heritage site than the United Kingdom (36 against 35)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Mexico 77
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Mexico: 83% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 2 times as fast as in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The United Kingdom and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico
Mexico: 80% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The United Kingdom has 122 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Mexico: 116 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 45% longer than the United Kingdom’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 13% of the United Kingdom
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 28% more CO₂ than someone in Mexico
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
52% of the United Kingdom’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 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 the United Kingdom
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 4.9 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico is on average 11.5 °C warmer than the United Kingdom
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 36% more rain than Mexico
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than the United Kingdom?
Mexico is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Mexico 8 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or the United Kingdom?
Mexico has 90% more people than the United Kingdom (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 6.1 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Mexico or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.9 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
