I think Kitdy would try to tell you the Honda Fit/jazz is better in every way.
Basically all else we got is the big fundamental: the GTI if we are talking true hatches, not just speedy compacts, though.
Mini's are very expensive, but I guess the secondhand market is flooded as my friend's mom just got a CPO '04(not sure on this bit) with 25,000 miles for $12.5k.