Mexico vs Vanuatu
Mexico is 162 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Mexico about 162 times.
MexicoVanuatuMexico moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
162×
Mexico is 162× the area of Vanuatu.
| Mexico | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 335,169 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Port-Vila |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Mexico is 162 times larger than Vanuatu. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Mexico?
- About 162 times: Mexico has 162× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Mexico and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 335,169. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².