Mexico Travel Advisory

Local Situation: 2.5 / 5

Travelling Mexico is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.

Regional Situation: 2.3 / 5

Mexico shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Mexico), the Advisory Index is 2.3 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Guatemala (2.6), Belize with 2.4 and United States with 1.8 (of 5).

Mexico with its capital Mexico City is a country in North America (Central America), slightly less than three times the size of Texas (1,972,550 km²). The country is located Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, between Belize and the United States and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and the United States. The climate can be described as varies from tropical to desert. The landscape is high, rugged mountains; low coastal plains; high plateaus; desert. With a population of about 109.96 million citizens.

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Basic Statistics and Facts

Environmental problems and natural hazzards

These are problems Mexico is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.

Environmental problems

• deforestation
• desertification
• deteriorating agricultural lands
• inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast
• land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
• natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north
• raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas
• rural to urban migration
• scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities
• serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border
• widespread erosion

Natural hazzards

• tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
• volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby vill

Top Industries and Agricultural Products

These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Mexico. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.

Industries

1. beverages
2. chemicals
3. clothing
4. consumer durables
5. food
6. iron
7. mining
8. motor vehicles
9. petroleum
10. steel

Agriculture products

1. beans
2. beef
3. coffee
4. corn
5. cotton
6. dairy products
7. fruit
8. poultry
9. rice
10. soybeans

Mexican Imports and Exports

These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Mexico.

Export products

1. coffee
2. cotton
3. fruits
4. manufactured goods
5. oil
6. oil products
7. silver
8. vegetables

Import products

1. agricultural machinery
2. aircraft
3. aircraft parts
4. automobile parts for assembly
5. electrical equipment
6. metalworking machines
7. repair
8. steel mill products

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current travel advisory for Mexico?

Mexico is currently rated at 2,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. Travelling Mexico is (relatively) safe.

Is it safe to travel Mexico in 2019?

You are good to go, enjoy your trip to Mexico.

How many travel advisories do you know for Mexico?

We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Mexico.

What is the size of Mexico?

Mexico has a size of 1,972,550 km² or 761,606 mi² which is slightly less than three times the size of Texas.

Common Frequently Asked Questions

For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.