Iran vs Mexico
Mexico is 20% larger than Iran.
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0.84×
Iran is 0.84× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 1.2× the size of Iran.
| Iran | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,648,195 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 92,417,681 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Tehran | Mexico City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Iran sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.41× 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 Iran bigger than Mexico?
- No. Iran is 16% smaller than Mexico. Iran covers 1,648,195 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Iran fit into Mexico?
- About 1.2 times: Mexico has 1.2× the area of Iran.
- Why do Iran and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iran is drawn about 1.41× 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, Iran or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 92,417,681. Density: Iran 56 per km², Mexico 67 per km².