Country size comparison

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Mexico is about 1.6 times bigger than South Africa.

South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, while Mexico is approximately 1,964,375 sq km, making Mexico 61% larger than South Africa. Meanwhile, the population of South Africa is ~57.5 million people (71.6 million more people live in Mexico).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Africa vs. Mexico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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