Nunavut is 1.06× the size of Mexico
Nunavut (territory of Canada) covers about 2,080,000 km² (803,000 mi²) and Mexico (North America) about 1,958,000 km² (756,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 2,080,000km²Nunavut
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
500 km
- Nunavut
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 94% of the size of Nunavut.
- Nunavut is larger by 122,000 km² (47,100 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nunavut is about 67.8, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- Nunavut is larger, but Mexico has the larger population: 132.3 million against 37,000, 3,589× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 0.0 in Nunavut: Mexico is 3,812× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nunavut at 70°N is drawn about 8.3× too large and Mexico at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Nunavut as 7.34× the size of Mexico instead of 1.06×.
- Together Nunavut and Mexico cover 4,038,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 22% smaller).
- The gap between them, 122,000 km², is about the size of North Korea (122,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, Nunavut would have 140.5 million people (it has 37,000). At Nunavut's density, Mexico would have 35,000 (it has 132.3 million).
- Nunavut's centre is 45.7° of latitude, about 5,080 km, farther north than Mexico's.
- Nunavut is the largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 21% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Mexico ranks 14th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nunavut lies about 46° of latitude (roughly 5,080 km) north of Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nunavut would have about 56,430,200 m² and each person in Mexico about 14,800 m².
- Laid side by side, Nunavut and Mexico would cover 4,038,000 km², 1.28× the size of India.
- Together they have 132.3 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
- Counted as a country, Nunavut would rank 13th by area and 214th by population.
Side by side
| Nunavut | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | TerritoryCanada | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 2,080,000 km²803,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Official area | 2,039,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 13in Canada | 13th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 37,000Wikidata, 2021 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 13in Canada | 10th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 0.02 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Capital | Iqaluit | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 52°N to 83°N | 15°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 2,080,000 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,039,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,961,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,958,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12