Cultural Differences Between Mexico And Australia

From observing the interesting facts and statistics obtained from the research on these two countries, the general statement can be made that both Mexico and Australia are very diverse to one another. These two countries share many similarities on the surface, but as you dive into the economy and culture of the two, you discover the realm of inequalities. One of the largest differences between Mexico and Australia is that of population. When looking at a world map, you can clearly see that Australia is nearly two to three times the size of Mexico. However, Mexico has over five times the population of Australia. Country Meters evaluates that Australia has a population of 24,000,000, whereas Mexico has a population of 129,213,256 (Mexico Population). Mexico is severely overcrowded compared to Australia, which is why we see so many illegal immigrants here in America, because there is no room and space for job opportunities. Since Australia has a smaller population, they use a different form of government. According to the sovereign (2013), “Australia has a Federation of six states with three self-governing territories, which have their own constitutions, parliaments, governments, and …show more content…
Australia clearly and concisely labels itself by race: Caucasians, Asians, and others. Mexico, however, chooses instead to identify themselves by culture rather than race. Country studies says, “Students of Mexican society, as well as Mexicans themselves, identify two broad ethnic groups based on cultural rather than racial differences: mestizos and Indians.” In Australia, Caucasians are the dominant race, whereas Mexico has two main cultural groups; Mestizos and Indians. From this we can conclude that Mexico values culture over race, whereas Austrailia values race over culture; which is unfortunately true for many other countries as