Algeria is 1.18× the size of Mexico
Algeria covers about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²) and Mexico about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,309,000km²Algeria
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
500 km
- Algeria
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 85% of the size of Algeria.
- Algeria is larger by 351,000 km² (136,000 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Algeria is about 75.3, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- Algeria is larger, but Mexico has the larger population: 132.3 million against 46.2 million, 2.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 20 in Algeria: Mexico is 3.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
- Together Algeria and Mexico cover 4,267,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 26% smaller).
- The gap between them, 351,000 km², is about the size of Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, Algeria would have 156.0 million people (it has 46.2 million). At Algeria's density, Mexico would have 39.1 million (it has 132.3 million).
- Algeria's centre is 4.1° of latitude, about 460 km, farther north than Mexico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Algeria | 1.18× |
| More people | Mexico | 2.87× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 3.38× |
| Farther north | Algeria | 4.1° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Algeria | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Algeria | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 75.3× | 63.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 9.47× | 8.03× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 6.46× | 5.47× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 6.18× | 5.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 4.21× | 3.57× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.73× | 0.62× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.27× | 0.23× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.24× | 0.21× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.14× | 0.12× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Algeria | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Population | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 20 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Official area | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Algiers | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 37°N | 15°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Africa | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,309,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,382,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,961,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,958,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11