Total & land area: Mexico vs New Zealand size comparison

Mexico is 7.36 times bigger by total area compared to New Zealand: 761,606 sq mi vs 103,483 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mexico is 750,563 sq mi vs 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand — a 7.38 times difference in territory size.

Mexico ranks 13/197 by total surface area vs 74/197 for New Zealand.
Mexico occupies 1.31% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.18% for New Zealand.
50.7% of Mexico's area is agricultural land vs 36.9% in New Zealand.
Mexico has 2.06% of the world's agricultural land area — New Zealand has 0.2%.
33.6% of Mexico is covered by forests, compared to 37.8% in New Zealand.
1.62% of the world's forests are in Mexico, and 0.25% are in New Zealand.

True size map comparison: Mexico vs New Zealand

See how Mexico and New Zealand compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Mexico	New Zealand
Total area	761,606 sq mi	103,483 sq mi
Size difference ratio	7.36	1
Total area rank	13/197	74/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.39%	0.05%
Land area	750,563 sq mi	101,665 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	7.38	1
Land area rank	13/197	74/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.31%	0.18%
Population	130,861,007	5,287,500
Population density	177.3 ppl/mi²	52.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mexico	New Zealand
Forest area	252,159 sq mi	38,418 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	33.6%	37.8%
Forest area rank	11/196	53/196
World's forests share	1.62%	0.25%
Agricultural land area	380,486 sq mi	37,494 sq mi
Agricultural land share	50.7%	36.9%
Agricultural land area rank	12/194	72/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.06%	0.2%
Arable land	77,312 sq mi	2,008 sq mi
Arable land share	10.3%	1.97%
Arable land area rank	15/191	123/191
Permanent cropland	17,074 sq mi	278 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	2.27%	0.27%
Permanent cropland area rank	12/192	115/192
Water area	11,043 sq mi	1,819 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.45%	1.76%
Water area rank	19/197	65/197
Roads length	519,841 mi	60,159 mi
Land borders length	2,727 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	5,797 mi	9,404 mi
Share of marine protected waters	22.6%	30.4%

Mexico vs New Zealand size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The map above outlines the borders of Mexico and New Zealand but is not accurate for size comparison because it's a 2d map with Mercator projection that distorts territories near the poles. The farther a country is from the equator, the more magnified it appears. More about country size projections.