Bolivia vs Mexico
Mexico is 80% larger than Bolivia. Bolivia would fit into Mexico about 1.8 times.
BoliviaMexicoBolivia moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 0.56× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.8× the size of Bolivia.
| Bolivia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Mexico City |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bolivia bigger than Mexico?
- No. Bolivia is 44% smaller than Mexico. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Bolivia fit into Mexico?
- About 1.8 times: Mexico has 1.8× the area of Bolivia.
- Why do Bolivia and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and Mexico about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bolivia or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Mexico 67 per km².