Quebec is 1,095× the size of Mexico City
Quebec (province of Canada) covers about 1,506,000 km² (581,000 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.
- 1,506,000km²Quebec
- 1,380km²Mexico City
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- Quebec
- Mexico City
What fits
- Mexico City fits inside Quebec about 1,095 times by area.
- Quebec is larger by 1,504,000 km² (581,000 mi²), which is 109,383% of the area of Mexico City.
- Measured in Belgiums: Quebec is about 49.1, Mexico City about 0.04.
How they differ
- Quebec is larger, but Mexico City has the larger population: 8.9 million against 8.5 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 6,486 in Mexico City against 5.6 in Quebec: Mexico City is 1,149× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Quebec at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Mexico City at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Quebec as 2,697× the size of Mexico City instead of 1,095×.
- Together Quebec and Mexico City cover 1,507,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 3.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,504,000 km², is about the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km²).
- At Mexico City's density, Quebec would have 9.76 billion people (it has 8.5 million). At Quebec's density, Mexico City would have 7,770 (it has 8.9 million).
- Quebec's centre is 33.8° of latitude, about 3,750 km, farther north than Mexico City's.
- Quebec is the 2nd largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 15% of its area; it is the 6th 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.
- Quebec lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,750 km) north of Mexico City.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Quebec would have about 177,080 m² and each person in Mexico City about 150 m².
- Laid side by side, Quebec and Mexico City would cover 1,507,000 km², 96% of the size of Mongolia.
- Together they have 17.4 million people, about as many people as Cambodia.
- Mexico City is drawn from 42 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Quebec | Mexico City | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | Federal entityMexico |
| Area, measured | 1,506,000 km²581,000 mi² | 1,380 km²531 mi² |
| Official area | 1,542,000 km²Wikidata | 1,490 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 13in Canada | 32nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 13in Canada | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 5.6 per km² | 6,486 per km² |
| Capital | Quebec City | – |
| Latitude range | 45°N to 63°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,506,000 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,542,000 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