Country size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 14 times smaller than Mexico.

Mexico is approximately 1,964,375 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 7.33% the size of Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of Mexico is ~129.2 million people (116.3 million fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Illinois vs. Mexico

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Illinois on top of Mexico
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 5 statistics
Be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line in Mexico
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Mexico is 37.5% cheaper than Illinois
→