Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Malaysia fits inside Mexico 5.9 times.
Malaysia: 330,411 km² (2023) · Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 2 times as long as Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 4,675 km (2026 edition) · Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 1,541 m above Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 4,095 m (2026 edition) · Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 3.7 times as many people as Malaysia.
Malaysia: 36 million (2025) · Mexico: 132 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Malaysia is 61% more densely populated than Mexico.
Malaysia: 110 per km² (2025) · Mexico: 68 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mexico are 1.1 cm taller than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 169.2 cm (2019) · Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mexico are 0.8 cm taller than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 157.1 cm (2019) · Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Malaysia is 1.2 years older than in Mexico.
Malaysia: 30.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 28.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.3 more children on average than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 1.54 children per woman (2024) · Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Mexico and Malaysia are practically level.
Malaysia: 8% (2025) · Mexico: 8.5% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Malaysia 0.0.
Malaysia: 0 (2025) · Mexico: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Malaysia has 2 official languages, Mexico 1.
Malaysia: 2 (2026) · Mexico: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: $472 billion (2025) · Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Malaysia produces 60% more per person than Mexico.
Malaysia: Int$41,498 (2025) · Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Mexico than in Malaysia (Gini 1.9 points higher).
Malaysia: 40.7 (2021) · Mexico: 42.6 (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.8% in Malaysia, versus 2.7% in Mexico.
Malaysia: 3.8% (2025) · Mexico: 2.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Malaysia and Mexico are practically level.
Malaysia: 1% (2024) · Mexico: 0.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Mexico’s price level (US = 100) is 1.7× Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 32% (2025) · Mexico: 54% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mexico spends 69% more on health per person than Malaysia.
Malaysia: $450 (2023) · Mexico: $761 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Malaysia live 1.6 years longer than in Mexico.
Malaysia: 76.8 years (2024) · Mexico: 75.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 73% more likely to die before turning one than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 7 per 1,000 (2024) · Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mexico has 11% more doctors per person than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 2.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 24% in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 23.6% (2024) · Mexico: 37.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
17% of adults in Malaysia smoke, versus 16% in Mexico.
Malaysia: 16.9% (2024) · Mexico: 15.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.97 points higher than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 6.01 (2025) · Mexico: 6.97 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 8.3 times as much alcohol as in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 0.8 litres (2023) · Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico has 13% more meat per person than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 69.1 kg (2023) · Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mexico has 378 kcal more food per person per day than Malaysia.
Malaysia: 2,927 kcal (2023) · Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Malaysia put in 679 more hours a year than in Mexico.
Malaysia: 2,308 hours (2023) · Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Malaysia went to school 1.7 years longer than in Mexico.
Malaysia: 11.1 years (2023) · Mexico: 9.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mexico welcomed 19% more tourists per resident than Malaysia (2019).
Malaysia: 0.29 (2022) · Mexico: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Malaysia are online, versus 83% in Mexico.
Malaysia: 98% (2024) · Mexico: 83% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Malaysia and Mexico are practically level.
Malaysia: 100% (2024) · Mexico: 99.8% (2024)
How many live in cities?
80% of people in Mexico live in cities, versus 77% in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 77% (2025) · Mexico: 80% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Malaysia has 140 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116.
Malaysia: 140 (2024) · Mexico: 116 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico’s railway network is 14 times as long as Malaysia’s.
Malaysia: 1,655 km (2021) · Mexico: 23,389 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Malaysia fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico.
Malaysia: 1.3 (2023) · Mexico: 0.6 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Malaysia, but only 34% of Mexico.
Malaysia: 57.7% (2023) · Mexico: 33.6% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Malaysia emits 2.3 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico.
Malaysia: 8.2 t (2024) · Mexico: 3.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 20.7% (2025) · Mexico: 23.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 20% more fine dust than in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 34 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Malaysia.
Malaysia: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Malaysia are 16% deadlier than in Mexico.
Malaysia: 13.9 per 100k (2021) · Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Malaysia is on average 4.6 °C warmer than Mexico.
Malaysia: 26°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Malaysia gets 3.9 times as much rain as Mexico.
Malaysia: 3,081 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Malaysia bigger than Mexico?
Mexico is larger. Malaysia fits inside Mexico 5.9 times.
Which has more people, Malaysia or Mexico?
Mexico has 3.7 times as many people as Malaysia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Malaysia or Mexico?
People in Malaysia live 1.6 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 76.8 years in Malaysia and 75.3 in Mexico.
Are people taller in Malaysia or Mexico?
Men in Mexico are 1.1 cm taller than in Malaysia (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
