Mexico is 1.96× the size of Egypt
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Egypt about 1,001,000 km² (387,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,001,000km²Egypt
500 km
- Mexico
- Egypt
What fits
- Egypt is 51% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 957,000 km² (369,000 mi²), which is 96% of the area of Egypt.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Egypt about 32.6.
How they differ
- Mexico also has the larger population: 132.3 million against 114.5 million, 1.15× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 114 in Egypt against 68 in Mexico: Egypt is 1.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- Together Mexico and Egypt cover 2,959,000 km², close to the size of Argentina (2,783,000 km², 5.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 957,000 km², is about the size of Tanzania (942,000 km²).
- At Egypt's density, Mexico would have 224.0 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Egypt would have 67.6 million (it has 114.5 million).
- Egypt's centre is 2.5° of latitude, about 280 km, farther north than Mexico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.96× |
| More people | Mexico | 1.15× |
| More crowded | Egypt | 1.69× |
| Farther north | Egypt | 2.5° of latitude |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 32.6× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 4.11× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 2.80× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 2.68× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 1.83× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.32× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.12× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.11× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.06× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mexico | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,001,000 km²387,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 114.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 114 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,010,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Cairo |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 22°N to 32°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,961,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,958,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,010,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,001,000 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