Egypt vs Mexico
Mexico is 95% larger than Egypt. Egypt would fit into Mexico about 2.0 times.
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Egypt is 0.51× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.95× the size of Egypt.
| Egypt | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Mexico City |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Mexico?
- No. Egypt is 49% smaller than Mexico. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Egypt fit into Mexico?
- About 2.0 times: Mexico has 1.95× the area of Egypt.
- Why do Egypt and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 118,365,995. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Mexico 67 per km².