Mexico is 1.89× the size of Mauritania
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Mauritania about 1,036,000 km² (400,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,036,000km²Mauritania
500 km
- Mexico
- Mauritania
What fits
- Mauritania is 53% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 921,000 km² (356,000 mi²), which is 89% of the area of Mauritania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Mauritania about 33.8.
How they differ
- Mexico also has the larger population: 132.3 million against 4.7 million, 27.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 4.6 in Mauritania: Mexico is 14.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,290 km apart.
- Together Mexico and Mauritania cover 2,994,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 5.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 921,000 km², is about the size of Venezuela (913,000 km²).
- At Mauritania's density, Mexico would have 8.9 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Mauritania would have 70.0 million (it has 4.7 million).
- Mexico's centre is 3.7° of latitude, about 410 km, farther north than Mauritania's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.89× |
| More people | Mexico | 27.9× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 14.8× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 3.7° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mexico | 1.2× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 33.8× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 4.25× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 2.90× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 2.77× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 1.89× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.33× |
| 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 | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,036,000 km²400,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 4.6 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,031,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Nouakchott |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 15°N to 27°N |
| Continent | North America | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2022, 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 1,031,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,036,000 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