India is 1.61× the size of Mexico
India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²) and Mexico about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,151,000km²India
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
1,000 km
- India
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 62% of the size of India.
- India is larger by 1,193,000 km² (461,000 mi²), which is 61% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: India is about 103, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- India also has the larger population: 1.33 billion against 132.3 million, 10.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 421 in India against 68 in Mexico: India is 6.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,800 km apart.
- The gap between them, 1,193,000 km², is about the size of Niger (1,181,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, India would have 212.9 million people (it has 1.33 billion). At India's density, Mexico would have 824.0 million (it has 132.3 million).
- Mexico's centre is 1.1° of latitude, about 130 km, farther north than India's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | India | 1.61× |
| More people | India | 10.0× |
| More crowded | India | 6.23× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 1.1° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | India | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 103× | 63.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 12.9× | 8.03× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 8.81× | 5.47× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 8.44× | 5.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.75× | 3.57× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.37× | 0.23× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.21× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.12× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| India | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Population | 1.33 billionWikidata, 2020 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 421 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Official area | 3,288,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | New Delhi | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 35°N | 15°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,151,000 km² is 4.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,288,000 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