Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Mexico 13 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 16 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 4,576 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 33% more people than Mexico.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 20 times as densely populated as Mexico.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 5.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 5.5 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mexico is 3.6 years older than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Bangladesh have 0.2 more children on average than in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.5% of people in Mexico are 65 or older, versus 6.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Bangladesh and Mexico are practically level.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 4 times the size of Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mexico produces 2.5 times as much per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Bangladesh (Gini 11.7 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Bangladesh, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Bangladesh and Mexico are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 2.1× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 14 times as much on health per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
Mexico and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Bangladesh is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 3.6 times as many doctors per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 2.65 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 2,296 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 17 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 717 kcal more food per person per day than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 754 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mexico went to school 2.6 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 176 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Mexico are online, versus 53% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Mexico and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 33% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mexico has 116 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 8.1 times as long as Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mexico fly 16 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 14% of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mexico emits 5.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3.6 times as much fine dust as in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 11 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Bangladesh are 55% deadlier than in Mexico.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh is on average 4.4 °C warmer than Mexico.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 2.7 times as much rain as Mexico.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Mexico 13 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Mexico?
Bangladesh has 33% more people than Mexico (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Mexico?
Mexico and Bangladesh are practically level. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 5.2 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
