World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Mexico 18 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 21 times as long as the median country’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 3,301 m above the median country’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 38% of the median country
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 18 times as many people as the median country
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 45% more densely populated than Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.2 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.7 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 2.2 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
The median country and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
The median country and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico hosts 40% more refugees per resident than the median country
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Mexico and the median country are practically level
Mexico: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 40 times the size of the median country’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 23% more per person than the median country
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in the median country (Gini 8.2 points higher)
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Mexico and the median country are practically level
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.7% in Mexico
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Mexico’s 15%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× the median country’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 62% more on health per person than the median country
Mexico: $761 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mexico live 0.65 years longer than in the median country
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 5% more likely to die before turning one than in Mexico
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 54% more doctors per person than the median country
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the median country is 15% higher than in Mexico
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 16% in Mexico
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 1.14 points higher than in the median country
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 54% more alcohol than in the median country
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 39% more meat per person than the median country
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 367 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the median country put in 346 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.58 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico and the median country are nearly identical here
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 33 more World Heritage sites than the median country (36 against 3)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 82% in the median country
Mexico: 83% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 6% faster than in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
The median country and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Mexico: 80% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Mexico: 116 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 11 times as long as the median country’s
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 2.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 33% of the median country
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 18% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 23% in Mexico
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 10% more fine dust than in the median country
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in the median country
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 3% deadlier than in the median country
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 1.6 °C warmer than Mexico
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 29% more rain than Mexico
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than the median country?
Mexico is larger. The median country fits inside Mexico 18 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or the median country?
Mexico has 18 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or the median country?
People in Mexico live 0.65 years longer than in the median country. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Mexico or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.2 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
