Mexico β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Mexico covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Mexico
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. It has a population of approximately 130.6M. The country covers an area of 1,964,375 kmΒ². It is located in North America.
Ranks in the top 5 globally for most rich biodiversity.
Geography
Mexico is a country in North America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 1,964,375 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Belize, Guatemala, and United States of America, totalling 3 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Mexico has a population of approximately 130,575,786 people. Population density is around 66.5 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include Spanish, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Mexican.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Mexico reports a nominal GDP of about $1.86 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 49.6% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Mexican peso (MXN, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 17.32 MXN.
Culture & Time
Mexico spans 3 time zones (including UTC-08:00, UTC-07:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.mx.
Government & Status
The capital of Mexico is Mexico City. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +52. Its FIFA country code is MEX, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is MX.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.