Real size
How big is Mexico really?
1.96 million km²
758,000 sq mi · 13th largest of the 167 here · about the size of Saudi Arabia
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Mexico covers 1.96 million km² (758,000 sq mi), about the size of Saudi Arabia. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 1.96 million km²
- Size rank
- 13th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 24°N
Countries about the same size
- Saudi ArabiaAbout the same size
- IndonesiaAbout the same size
- SudanMexico is 1.1 times the size of Sudan
- GreenlandGreenland is 1.1 times the size of Mexico
- AlgeriaAlgeria is 1.2 times the size of Mexico
Mexico through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Mexico?
- Mexico covers about 1.96 million km² (758,000 sq mi). It is the 13th largest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Mexico look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Mexico about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Mexico bigger than Greenland?
- No. Greenland is about 1.1 times the size of Mexico.
- Is Mexico bigger than Saudi Arabia?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.