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North America · sovereign state

Mexico

United Mexican States

Capital
Mexico City
Languages
Spanish
Currency
Mexican peso
People
132 million (2025)
Neighbours
3

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Mexico

  • 11th highest population 132 million · #11 of 210 · 2025
  • 13th highest total area 1,957,190 km² · #13 of 205 · 2023
  • 14th highest economy size (GDP) $1.83 trillion · #14 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about Mexico

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among Mexico’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

Mexico among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where Mexico sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like Mexico across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Next door

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Countries sharing a land border. Tap one to compare. Equal-area map centred on Mexico.

Natural rivals

About the same size

About as many people