Mexico vs Nepal
Mexico is 13.4 times larger than Nepal. Nepal would fit into Mexico about 13 times.
MexicoNepalMexico moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Mexico is 13.4× the area of Nepal.
| Mexico | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Kathmandu |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Yes. Mexico is 13.4 times larger than Nepal. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Nepal fit into Mexico?
- About 13 times: Mexico has 13.4× the area of Nepal.
- Why do Mexico and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 29,618,118. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Nepal 201 per km².