Mexico vs Palestine
Mexico is 240 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Mexico about 240 times.
MexicoPalestineMexico moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 240× the area of Palestine.
| Mexico | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Mexico is 240 times larger than Palestine. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Mexico?
- About 240 times: Mexico has 240× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Mexico and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 5,413,596. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Palestine 659 per km².