Mexico

Country in North America

Mexico is a country in North America, with its capital in Mexico City. About 131.9 million people live there (2025), making it the 11th most populous of the 195 countries. At 1,964,375 km², it is the 13th largest country by area. It borders Belize, Guatemala and the United States.

Mexico at a glance

Capital: Mexico City
Population (2025): 131.9 million
Area: 1,964,375 km²
Density: 67 per km²
Official language: Spanish
Currency: Mexican peso
People: Mexican
Calling code: +52
Internet domain: .mx
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Mexico?

How Mexico compares

Population rank

11th of 195

2nd of 23 in North America

Size rank

13th of 195

3rd of 23 in North America

Crowding

67 per km²

More crowded than 38% of countries

Similar in size: Indonesia (1,904,569 km²).
Similar population: Ethiopia (135.5 million).
Mexico is the only place that uses the Mexican peso.
Spanish is also an official language in 20 other countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and 14 more.

The flag of Mexico

Flags that look like it

Italy

How to tell them apart: Italy and Mexico share green, white and red stripes; Mexico has its eagle coat of arms in the middle and a longer flag.

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Mexico in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Mexico

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Mexico so far, from 426 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

76% right

155th hardest of 176 · 320 answers

Its flag

83% right

107th hardest of 145 · 106 answers

Players find Mexico on the map in 76% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.
Players recognise the flag of Mexico in 83% of tries.

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Countries that border Mexico

Mexico borders 3 countries: Belize, Guatemala and the United States.

Quick quiz: Mexico

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Mexico?
2. What is the capital of Mexico?
3. Which of these borders Mexico?

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Questions about Mexico

Is Mexico a country?

Yes. Mexico is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Mexico?

The capital of Mexico is Mexico City.

Which countries border Mexico?

Mexico borders 3 countries: Belize, Guatemala and the United States.

How many countries border Mexico?

3. Mexico shares a land border with 3 countries.

How big is Mexico?

Mexico covers 1,964,375 km², about the same size as Indonesia (1,904,569 km²).

Is Mexico hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Mexico in 76% of 320 tries, 155th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Brazil.

Which flags look like the flag of Mexico?

Italy. Italy and Mexico share green, white and red stripes; Mexico has its eagle coat of arms in the middle and a longer flag.

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