Mexico vs Tajikistan

Mexico is 13.8 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Mexico about 14 times.

MexicoTajikistanMexico moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 13.8× the area of Tajikistan.
MexicoTajikistan
Area1,972,550 km²143,100 km²
Population131,946,90010,786,734
Density67 / km²75 / km²
CapitalMexico CityDushanbe
RegionCentral AmericaCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours34

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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
Yes. Mexico is 13.8 times larger than Tajikistan. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
How many times does Tajikistan fit into Mexico?
About 14 times: Mexico has 13.8× the area of Tajikistan.
Why do Mexico and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 10,786,734. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².