Cambodia vs Mexico
Mexico is 10.9 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Mexico about 11 times.
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Cambodia is 0.09× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 10.9× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Mexico City |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Mexico?
- No. Cambodia is 10.9 times smaller than Mexico. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Mexico?
- About 11 times: Mexico has 10.9× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Mexico 67 per km².