Mexico is 1.21× the size of Libya
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Libya about 1,624,000 km² (627,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,624,000km²Libya
500 km
- Mexico
- Libya
What fits
- Libya is 83% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 334,000 km² (129,000 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Libya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Libya about 52.9.
How they differ
- Mexico also has the larger population: 132.3 million against 7.4 million, 17.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 4.5 in Libya: Mexico is 14.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,500 km apart.
- Together Mexico and Libya cover 3,582,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 12% smaller).
- The gap between them, 334,000 km², is about the size of Finland (333,000 km²).
- At Libya's density, Mexico would have 8.9 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Libya would have 109.7 million (it has 7.4 million).
- Libya's centre is 3.1° of latitude, about 340 km, farther north than Mexico's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.21× |
| More people | Mexico | 17.9× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 14.9× |
| Farther north | Libya | 3.1° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Libya | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 52.9× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 6.66× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 4.54× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 4.35× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 2.96× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.52× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.19× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.17× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.10× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mexico | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,624,000 km²627,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 7.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 4.5 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,760,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Tripoli |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 19°N to 33°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024, 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%.
- Our measured 1,624,000 km² is 7.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,760,000 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 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