Argentina is 1.42× the size of Mexico
Argentina covers about 2,783,000 km² (1,074,000 mi²) and Mexico about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,783,000km²Argentina
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
1,000 km
- Argentina
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 70% of the size of Argentina.
- Argentina is larger by 825,000 km² (319,000 mi²), which is 42% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Argentina is about 90.7, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- Argentina is larger, but Mexico has the larger population: 132.3 million against 47.3 million, 2.79× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 17 in Argentina: Mexico is 3.97× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,620 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Argentina at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Mexico at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Argentina as 1.76× the size of Mexico instead of 1.42×.
- The gap between them, 825,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, Argentina would have 188.0 million people (it has 47.3 million). At Argentina's density, Mexico would have 33.3 million (it has 132.3 million).
- Mexico's centre is 58.6° of latitude, about 6,520 km, farther north than Argentina's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Argentina | 1.42× |
| More people | Mexico | 2.79× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 3.97× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 58.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Argentina | 1.5× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Argentina | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 90.7× | 63.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.4× | 8.03× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.78× | 5.47× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.45× | 5.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.08× | 3.57× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.88× | 0.62× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.23× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.29× | 0.21× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.12× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Argentina | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,783,000 km²1,074,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Population | 47.3 millionWikidata, 2022 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 17 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Official area | 2,780,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 55°S to 22°S | 15°N to 33°N |
| Continent | South America | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,780,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,783,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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