The True Size of Mexico
Compare Mexico with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is Mexico?
Mexico covers about 1,964,375 km² (758,449 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
Mexico on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 24° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 1.2×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 2,357,774 km² would at the equator.
Its real area is 1,964,375 km². The country closest to that size: Saudi Arabia.
Mexico compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with Mexico |
|---|---|---|
 Russia | 17,098,242 | 8.7× larger |
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 5.1× larger |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 5× larger |
 China | 9,596,960 | 4.9× larger |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 4.3× larger |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 3.9× larger |
 India | 3,287,263 | 1.7× larger |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 1.4× larger |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 1.1× larger |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | about the same |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 2.5× smaller |
 France | 643,801 | 3.1× smaller |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 3.3× smaller |
 Japan | 377,915 | 5.2× smaller |
 Poland | 312,685 | 6.3× smaller |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 7.3× smaller |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 8.1× smaller |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 47× smaller |