Belize is 1.02× the size of State of Mexico

Belize (North America) covers about 22,300 km² (8,610 mi²) and State of Mexico (state of Mexico) about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

22,300km²Belize
21,800km²State of Mexico

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Belize
State of Mexico

What fits

State of Mexico is 98% of the size of Belize.
Belize is larger by 474 km² (183 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of State of Mexico.
Measured in Belgiums: Belize is about 0.73, State of Mexico about 0.71.

How they differ

Belize is larger, but State of Mexico has the larger population: 16.2 million against 411,000, 39.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 742 in State of Mexico against 18 in Belize: State of Mexico is 40.2× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,180 km apart.
On a standard web map State of Mexico looks larger than Belize: Belize at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and State of Mexico at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows State of Mexico as 1.00× the size of Belize, when Belize is 1.02× the size of State of Mexico.
Together Belize and State of Mexico cover 44,100 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 3.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 474 km², is about the size of Curaçao (463 km²).
At State of Mexico's density, Belize would have 16.5 million people (it has 411,000). At Belize's density, State of Mexico would have 402,000 (it has 16.2 million).
State of Mexico's centre is 2.2° of latitude, about 240 km, farther north than Belize's.
Belize ranks 151st of 246 countries and territories by area.
State of Mexico is the 25th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
State of Mexico lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 240 km) north of Belize.
Shared out evenly, each person in Belize would have about 54,240 m² and each person in State of Mexico about 1,350 m².
Laid side by side, Belize and State of Mexico would cover 44,100 km², 1.03× the size of Denmark.
Together they have 16.6 million people, about as many people as Senegal.
Counted as a country, State of Mexico would rank 153rd by area and 74th by population.

Side by side

	Belize	State of Mexico
Is a	CountryNorth America	StateMexico
Area, measured	22,300 km²8,610 mi²	21,800 km²8,430 mi²
Official area	23,000 km²Wikidata	22,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	150th of 239worldwide	25th of 32in Mexico
Population	411,000Wikidata, 2023	16.2 millionWikidata, 2015
Rank by population	175th of 237worldwide	1st of 32in Mexico
Density	18 per km²	742 per km²
Capital	Belmopan	Toluca de Lerdo
Latitude range	16°N to 18°N	18°N to 20°N

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 22,300 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 23,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 21,800 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
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: 2026-11-12

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