Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Mexico 2,688 times.
Mexico: 1,957,190 km² (2023) · Singapore: 728 km² (2023)
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)
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 125 times as densely populated as Mexico.
Mexico: 68 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Mexico has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.
Mexico: 0.2 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)
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 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 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Mexico 0.9%.
Mexico: 0.9% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (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 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)
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)
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 21% of Singapore.
Mexico: 33.6% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)
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 6.3 times as deadly as in Singapore.
Mexico: 12 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)
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
Quick answers
Is Mexico bigger than Singapore?
Mexico is larger. Singapore fits inside Mexico 2,688 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).
