Total & land area: Mexico vs Paraguay size comparison [2026]

Mexico is 4.85 times bigger by total area compared to Paraguay: 761,606 sq mi vs 157,049 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mexico is 750,563 sq mi vs 152,901 sq mi for Paraguay — a 4.91 times difference in territory size.

Mexico ranks 13/197 by total surface area vs 59/197 for Paraguay.
Mexico occupies 1.31% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.27% for Paraguay.
50.7% of Mexico's area is agricultural land vs 54.1% in Paraguay.
Mexico has 2.06% of the world's agricultural land area — Paraguay has 0.45%.
33.6% of Mexico is covered by forests, compared to 38.5% in Paraguay.
1.62% of the world's forests are in Mexico, and 0.38% are in Paraguay.

True size map comparison: Mexico vs Paraguay

See how Mexico and Paraguay 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	Paraguay
Total area	761,606 sq mi	157,049 sq mi
Size difference ratio	4.85	1
Total area rank	13/197	59/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.39%	0.08%
Land area	750,563 sq mi	152,901 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	4.91	1
Land area rank	13/197	59/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.31%	0.27%
Population	130,861,007	6,929,153
Population density	177.3 ppl/mi²	46.4 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mexico	Paraguay
Forest area	252,159 sq mi	58,936 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	33.6%	38.5%
Forest area rank	11/196	42/196
World's forests share	1.62%	0.38%
Agricultural land area	380,486 sq mi	82,730 sq mi
Agricultural land share	50.7%	54.1%
Agricultural land area rank	12/194	51/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.06%	0.45%
Arable land	77,312 sq mi	17,610 sq mi
Arable land share	10.3%	11.5%
Arable land area rank	15/191	52/191
Permanent cropland	17,074 sq mi	318 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	2.27%	0.21%
Permanent cropland area rank	12/192	108/192
Water area	11,043 sq mi	4,148 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.45%	2.64%
Water area rank	19/197	44/197
Roads length	519,841 mi	10,333 mi
Land borders length	2,727 mi	2,892 mi
Coastline length	5,797 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	22.6%	n/a

Mexico vs Paraguay 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 Paraguay 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.