Mexico is 1.52× the size of Peru
Mexico covers about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²) and Peru about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
- 1,290,000km²Peru
500 km
- Mexico
- Peru
What fits
- Peru is 66% of the size of Mexico.
- Mexico is larger by 668,000 km² (258,000 mi²), which is 52% of the area of Peru.
- Measured in Belgiums: Mexico is about 63.8, Peru about 42.1.
How they differ
- Mexico also has the larger population: 132.3 million against 34.2 million, 3.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 26 in Peru: Mexico is 2.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Mexico at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Peru at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Mexico as 1.77× the size of Peru instead of 1.52×.
- Together Mexico and Peru cover 3,248,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 668,000 km², is about the size of Myanmar (663,000 km²).
- At Peru's density, Mexico would have 51.8 million people (it has 132.3 million). At Mexico's density, Peru would have 87.1 million (it has 34.2 million).
- Mexico's centre is 33.0° of latitude, about 3,670 km, farther north than Peru's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Mexico | 1.52× |
| More people | Mexico | 3.87× |
| More crowded | Mexico | 2.55× |
| Farther north | Mexico | 33.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Mexico | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Mexico | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 63.8× | 42.1× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 8.03× | 5.29× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 5.47× | 3.61× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 5.24× | 3.45× |
| France 548,000 km² | 3.57× | 2.35× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.62× | 0.41× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.23× | 0.15× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.21× | 0.14× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.08× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Mexico | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² |
| Population | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Density | 68 per km² | 26 per km² |
| Official area | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mexico City | Lima |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 33°N | 18°S to 0°S |
| Continent | North America | South America |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2025, 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 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 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