Osaka is 1.35× the size of Mexico City
Osaka (prefecture of Japan) covers about 1,860 km² (716 mi²) and Mexico City (federal entity of Mexico) about 1,380 km² (531 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,860km²Osaka
- 1,380km²Mexico City
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- Osaka
- Mexico City
What fits
- Mexico City is 74% of the size of Osaka.
- Osaka is larger by 480 km² (185 mi²), which is 35% of the area of Mexico City.
- Measured in Belgiums: Osaka is about 0.06, Mexico City about 0.04.
How they differ
- Osaka is larger, but Mexico City has the larger population: 8.9 million against 8.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 6,486 in Mexico City against 4,758 in Osaka: Mexico City is 1.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Osaka at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Mexico City at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Osaka as 1.77× the size of Mexico City instead of 1.35×.
- Together Osaka and Mexico City cover 3,230 km², close to the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 480 km², is about the size of Palau (492 km²).
- At Mexico City's density, Osaka would have 12.0 million people (it has 8.8 million). At Osaka's density, Mexico City would have 6.5 million (it has 8.9 million).
- Osaka's centre is 15.3° of latitude, about 1,700 km, farther north than Mexico City's.
- Osaka is the 46th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 0.5% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Mexico City is the 32nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Osaka lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,700 km) north of Mexico City.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Osaka would have about 210 m² and each person in Mexico City about 150 m².
- Laid side by side, Osaka and Mexico City would cover 3,230 km², 1.16× the size of Samoa.
- Together they have 17.7 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
- Osaka is drawn from 55 points and Mexico City is drawn from 42 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Osaka | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | Federal entityMexico |
| Area, measured | 1,860 km²716 mi² | 1,380 km²531 mi² |
| Official area | 1,910 km²Wikidata | 1,490 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 46th of 47in Japan | 32nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 8.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 47in Japan | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 4,758 per km² | 6,486 per km² |
| Capital | Osaka | – |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 35°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,860 km² is 2.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,910 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 1,380 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,490 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 1 - States, Provinces, 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