Mexico vs Namibia
Mexico is 2.39 times larger than Namibia. Namibia would fit into Mexico about 2.4 times.
MexicoNamibiaMexico moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 2.39× the area of Namibia.
| Mexico | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Windhoek |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Mexico bigger than Namibia?
- Yes. Mexico is 2.39 times larger than Namibia. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Namibia fit into Mexico?
- About 2.4 times: Mexico has 2.39× the area of Namibia.
- Why do Mexico and Namibia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Namibia about 1.16×. 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, Mexico or Namibia?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 3,092,816. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².