Israel vs Mexico
Mexico is 95.0 times larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Mexico about 95 times.
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Israel is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 95.0× the size of Israel.
| Israel | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Mexico City |
| Region | Western Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Mexico?
- No. Israel is 95.0 times smaller than Mexico. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Mexico?
- About 95 times: Mexico has 95.0× the area of Israel.
- Why do Israel and Mexico look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 10,122,800. Density: Israel 487 per km², Mexico 67 per km².