Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 14% larger than Mexico.
MexicoSaudi ArabiaMexico moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 0.88× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 1.14× the size of Mexico.
| Mexico | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Riyadh |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia 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 Mexico bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- No. Mexico is 12% smaller than Saudi Arabia. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Mexico fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 1.1 times: Saudi Arabia has 1.14× the area of Mexico.
- Why do Mexico and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 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, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 36,973,555. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².