Delhi is 1.08× the size of Mexico City
Delhi (union territory of India) covers about 1,480 km² (572 mi²) and Mexico City (federal entity of Mexico) about 1,380 km² (531 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,480km²Delhi
- 1,380km²Mexico City
10 km
- Delhi
- Mexico City
What fits
- Mexico City is 93% of the size of Delhi.
- Delhi is larger by 107 km² (41.4 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Mexico City.
- Measured in Belgiums: Delhi is about 0.05, Mexico City about 0.04.
How they differ
- Delhi also has the larger population: 16.8 million against 8.9 million, 1.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 6,486 in Mexico City: Delhi is 1.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Delhi at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Mexico City at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Delhi as 1.25× the size of Mexico City instead of 1.08×.
- Together Delhi and Mexico City cover 2,860 km², close to the size of Samoa (2,780 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 107 km², is about the size of Maldives (109 km²).
- At Mexico City's density, Delhi would have 9.6 million people (it has 16.8 million). At Delhi's density, Mexico City would have 15.6 million (it has 8.9 million).
- Delhi's centre is 9.4° of latitude, about 1,040 km, farther north than Mexico City's.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Mexico City is the 32nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,040 km) north of Mexico City.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Delhi would have about 90 m² and each person in Mexico City about 150 m².
- Laid side by side, Delhi and Mexico City would cover 2,860 km², about the same size as Samoa.
- Together they have 25.7 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points and Mexico City is drawn from 42 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Delhi | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | Federal entityMexico |
| Area, measured | 1,480 km²572 mi² | 1,380 km²531 mi² |
| Official area | 1,480 km²Wikidata | 1,490 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 36in India | 32nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 | 8.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 36in India | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 11,325 per km² | 6,486 per km² |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 29°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 1,380 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,490 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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