Senegal is 8.99× the size of State of Mexico
Senegal (Africa) covers about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²) and State of Mexico (state of Mexico) about 21,800 km² (8,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 196,000km²Senegal
- 21,800km²State of Mexico
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- Senegal
- State of Mexico
What fits
- State of Mexico fits inside Senegal about 8.99 times by area.
- Senegal is larger by 174,000 km² (67,300 mi²), which is 799% of the area of State of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Senegal is about 6.40, State of Mexico about 0.71.
How they differ
- Senegal also has the larger population: 16.9 million against 16.2 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 742 in State of Mexico against 86 in Senegal: State of Mexico is 8.62× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,990 km apart.
- Together Senegal and State of Mexico cover 218,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 3.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 174,000 km², is about the size of Uruguay (177,000 km²).
- At State of Mexico's density, Senegal would have 145.5 million people (it has 16.9 million). At Senegal's density, State of Mexico would have 1.9 million (it has 16.2 million).
- State of Mexico's centre is 5.0° of latitude, about 560 km, farther north than Senegal's.
- Senegal ranks 88th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- State of Mexico is the 25th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- State of Mexico lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 556 km) north of Senegal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Senegal would have about 11,630 m² and each person in State of Mexico about 1,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Senegal and State of Mexico would cover 218,000 km², 1.03× the size of Guyana.
- Together they have 33.1 million people, about as many people as Saudi Arabia.
- Counted as a country, State of Mexico would rank 153rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Senegal | State of Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² | 21,800 km²8,430 mi² |
| Official area | 197,000 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 87th of 239worldwide | 25th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 16.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 73rd of 237worldwide | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 86 per km² | 742 per km² |
| Capital | Dakar | Toluca de Lerdo |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 17°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 21,800 km² is 2.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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