Equatorial Guinea vs Mexico
Mexico is 70.3 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Mexico about 70 times.
Equatorial GuineaMexicoEquatorial Guinea moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 70.3× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Mexico City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Mexico?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 70.3 times smaller than Mexico. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Mexico?
- About 70 times: Mexico has 70.3× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Mexico 67 per km².