Kazakhstan is 1.39× the size of Mexico
Kazakhstan covers about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²) and Mexico about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
1,000 km
- Kazakhstan
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 72% of the size of Kazakhstan.
- Kazakhstan is larger by 756,000 km² (292,000 mi²), which is 39% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kazakhstan is about 88.5, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- Kazakhstan is larger, but Mexico has the larger population: 132.3 million against 20.1 million, 6.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: Mexico is 9.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kazakhstan at 48°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Mexico at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 2.62× the size of Mexico instead of 1.39×.
- Together Kazakhstan and Mexico cover 4,672,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 33% smaller).
- The gap between them, 756,000 km², is about the size of Zambia (752,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, Kazakhstan would have 183.4 million people (it has 20.1 million). At Kazakhstan's density, Mexico would have 14.5 million (it has 132.3 million).
- Kazakhstan's centre is 24.4° of latitude, about 2,720 km, farther north than Mexico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Kazakhstan | 1.39× |
| More people | Mexico | 6.57× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 9.11× |
| Farther north | Kazakhstan | 24.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kazakhstan | 2.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Kazakhstan | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 88.5× | 63.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 11.1× | 8.03× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 7.59× | 5.47× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 7.27× | 5.24× |
| France 548,000 km² | 4.95× | 3.57× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.86× | 0.62× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.32× | 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
| Kazakhstan | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Population | 20.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 7.4 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Official area | 2,725,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Astana | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 55°N | 15°N to 33°N |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,725,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,714,000 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