Mexico vs Philippines
Mexico is 5.74 times larger than Philippines. Philippines would fit into Mexico about 5.7 times.
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5.74×
Mexico is 5.74× the area of Philippines.
| Mexico | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Manila |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Yes. Mexico is 5.74 times larger than Philippines. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Philippines fit into Mexico?
- About 5.7 times: Mexico has 5.74× the area of Philippines.
- Why do Mexico and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 116,786,962. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Philippines 340 per km².