Greece vs Mexico
Mexico is 14.9 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Mexico about 15 times.
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Greece is 0.07× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 14.9× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Mexico City |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Mexico?
- No. Greece is 14.9 times smaller than Mexico. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Mexico?
- About 15 times: Mexico has 14.9× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Mexico 67 per km².