Ethiopia vs Mexico
Mexico is 79% larger than Ethiopia. Ethiopia would fit into Mexico about 1.8 times.
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Ethiopia is 0.56× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.79× the size of Ethiopia.
| Ethiopia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Mexico?
- No. Ethiopia is 44% smaller than Mexico. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Ethiopia fit into Mexico?
- About 1.8 times: Mexico has 1.79× the area of Ethiopia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Mexico?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 131,946,900. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Mexico 67 per km².