Mexico vs Turkey
Mexico is 2.52 times larger than Turkey. Turkey would fit into Mexico about 2.5 times.
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Mexico is 2.52× the area of Turkey.
| Mexico | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Ankara |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Yes. Mexico is 2.52 times larger than Turkey. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Turkey fit into Mexico?
- About 2.5 times: Mexico has 2.52× the area of Turkey.
- Why do Mexico and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 85,878,556. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Turkey 110 per km².