Western Australia is 1.29× the size of Mexico
Western Australia (state of Australia) covers about 2,528,000 km² (976,000 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.
- 2,528,000km²Western Australia
- 1,958,000km²Mexico
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- Western Australia
- Mexico
What fits
- Mexico is 77% of the size of Western Australia.
- Western Australia is larger by 570,000 km² (220,000 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Western Australia is about 82.4, Mexico about 63.8.
How they differ
- Western Australia is larger, but Mexico has the larger population: 132.3 million against 3.0 million, 44.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 68 in Mexico against 1.2 in Western Australia: Mexico is 56.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,500 km apart.
- Together Western Australia and Mexico cover 4,486,000 km², close to the size of India (3,151,000 km², 30% smaller).
- The gap between them, 570,000 km², is about the size of Ukraine (572,000 km²).
- At Mexico's density, Western Australia would have 170.8 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Western Australia's density, Mexico would have 2.3 million (it has 132.3 million).
- Mexico's centre is 49.3° of latitude, about 5,480 km, farther north than Western Australia's.
- Western Australia is the largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 33% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Mexico ranks 14th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Mexico lies about 49° of latitude (roughly 5,480 km) north of Western Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Western Australia would have about 840,280 m² and each person in Mexico about 14,800 m².
- Laid side by side, Western Australia and Mexico would cover 4,486,000 km², 1.42× the size of India.
- Together they have 135.3 million people, 1.05× as many people as Ethiopia.
- Counted as a country, Western Australia would rank 10th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Western Australia | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 2,528,000 km²976,000 mi² | 1,958,000 km²756,000 mi² |
| Official area | 2,527,000 km²Wikidata | 1,961,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 8in Australia | 13th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 132.3 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 8in Australia | 10th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1.2 per km² | 68 per km² |
| Capital | Perth | Mexico City |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 14°S | 15°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 2,527,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,528,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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