Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Mexico 2,661 times
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Mexico’s coastline is 48 times as long as Singapore’s
Mexico: 9,330 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Mexico’s highest peak towers 5,470 m above Singapore’s
Mexico: 5,636 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 51% of Mexico, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Mexico: 50.6% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Mexico has 22 times as many people as Singapore
Mexico: 132 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Singapore is 124 times as densely populated as Mexico
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 170.3 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 3.4 cm taller than in Mexico
Mexico: 157.9 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Singapore is 6.2 years older than in Mexico
Mexico: 28.9 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Mexico have 0.9 more children on average than in Singapore
Mexico: 1.89 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 8.5% in Mexico
Mexico: 8.5% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Mexico: 1.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Mexico: 0.2 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Mexico 1
Mexico: 1 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Mexico’s economy is 3 times the size of Singapore’s
Mexico: $1.83 trillion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Singapore produces 6.3 times as much per person as Mexico
Mexico: Int$25,869 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Mexico: 42.6 (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Mexico: 1.6% (2024) · Singapore: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Singapore and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 2.7% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Singapore spends 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.7%
Mexico: 0.7% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mexico’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Mexico: 14.8% (2024) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Mexico’s
Mexico: 54% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Singapore spends 5.2 times as much on health per person as Mexico
Mexico: $761 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Singapore live 8.1 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 75.3 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Mexico is 5.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore
Mexico: 12.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Singapore has 10% more doctors per person than Mexico
Mexico: 2.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as Mexico
Mexico: 1 per 1,000 (2022) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Mexico is 19% higher than in Singapore
Mexico: 8.7 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
37% of adults in Mexico are obese, versus 17% in Singapore
Mexico: 37.4% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Mexico smoke, versus 14% in Singapore
Mexico: 15.7% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mexico rate their lives 0.39 points higher than in Singapore
Mexico: 6.97 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mexico drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Singapore
Mexico: 6.7 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mexico: 78.2 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data
How much food is there per day?
Mexico: 3,305 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data
How long do people work?
Workers in Singapore put in 654 more hours a year than in Mexico
Mexico: 1,629 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Singapore went to school 2.6 years longer than in Mexico
Mexico: 9.3 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Singapore welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Mexico (2019)
Mexico: 0.34 (2024) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mexico has 35 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (36 against 1)
Mexico: 36 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mexico has won 77 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Mexico: 77 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 83% in Mexico
Mexico: 83% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 4.6 times as fast as in Mexico
Mexico: 152 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Singapore and Mexico are practically level
Mexico: 99.8% (2024) · Singapore: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 80% in Mexico
Mexico: 80% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Mexico 116
Mexico: 116 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Mexico: 23,389 km (2017) · Singapore: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Singapore fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from Mexico
Mexico: 0.6 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 34% of Mexico, but only 22% of Singapore
Mexico: 34.2% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Singapore emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Mexico
Mexico: 3.5 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
23% of Mexico’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore
Mexico: 23.1% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Mexico carries 50% more fine dust than in Singapore
Mexico: 18.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 360 times as likely to be murdered in Mexico as in Singapore
Mexico: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Mexico are 8.3 times as deadly as in Singapore
Mexico: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Mexico: 21.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
How much rain falls?
Mexico: 788 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Singapore?
Mexico is larger. Singapore fits inside Mexico 2,661 times.
Which has more people, Mexico or Singapore?
Mexico has 22 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Mexico or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 8.1 years longer than in Mexico. Life expectancy at birth is 75.3 years in Mexico and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Mexico or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 3.2 cm taller than in Mexico (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
