Mexico City is 1.25× the size of Martinique

What fits

• Martinique is 80% of the size of Mexico City.
• Mexico City is larger by 278 km² (107 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Martinique.
• Measured in Belgiums: Mexico City is about 0.04, Martinique about 0.04.

How they differ

• Mexico City also has the larger population: 8.9 million against 361,000, 24.7× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 6,486 in Mexico City against 329 in Martinique: Mexico City is 19.7× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 4,080 km apart.
• Together Mexico City and Martinique cover 2,470 km², close to the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km², 5.5% bigger).
• The gap between them, 278 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
• At Martinique's density, Mexico City would have 452,000 people (it has 8.9 million). At Mexico City's density, Martinique would have 7.1 million (it has 361,000).
• Mexico City's centre is 4.6° of latitude, about 510 km, farther north than Martinique's.
• 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.
• Martinique is the 17th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
• Mexico City lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 513 km) north of Martinique.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Mexico City would have about 150 m² and each person in Martinique about 3,040 m².
• Laid side by side, Mexico City and Martinique would cover 2,470 km², 95% of the size of Luxembourg.
• Together they have 9.3 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
• Mexico City is drawn from 42 points and Martinique is drawn from 72 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

Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• 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.
• Our measured 1,100 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,130 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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