Mexico vs United Arab Emirates

Mexico is 23.6 times larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Mexico about 24 times.

MexicoUnited Arab EmiratesMexico moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 23.6× the area of United Arab Emirates.
MexicoUnited Arab Emirates
Area1,972,550 km²83,600 km²
Population131,946,90011,513,149
Density67 / km²138 / km²
CapitalMexico CityAbu Dhabi
RegionCentral AmericaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours32

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; United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
Yes. Mexico is 23.6 times larger than United Arab Emirates. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Mexico?
About 24 times: Mexico has 23.6× the area of United Arab Emirates.
Why do Mexico and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 11,513,149. Density: Mexico 67 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².