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

Mexico is 694 times bigger by total area compared to Samoa: 761,606 sq mi vs 1,097 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mexico is 750,563 sq mi vs 1,073 sq mi for Samoa — a 699 times difference in territory size.

Mexico ranks 13/197 by total surface area vs 168/197 for Samoa.
Mexico occupies 1.31% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.002% for Samoa.
50.7% of Mexico's area is agricultural land vs 17.6% in Samoa.
Mexico has 2.06% of the world's agricultural land area — Samoa has 0.001%.
33.6% of Mexico is covered by forests, compared to 57.6% in Samoa.
1.62% of the world's forests are in Mexico, and 0.004% are in Samoa.

True size map comparison: Mexico vs Samoa

See how Mexico and Samoa 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	Samoa
Total area	761,606 sq mi	1,097 sq mi
Size difference ratio	694	1
Total area rank	13/197	168/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.39%	0.0006%
Land area	750,563 sq mi	1,073 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	699	1
Land area rank	13/197	168/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.31%	0.002%
Population	130,861,007	218,019
Population density	177.3 ppl/mi²	205.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mexico	Samoa
Forest area	252,159 sq mi	619 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	33.6%	57.6%
Forest area rank	11/196	156/196
World's forests share	1.62%	0.004%
Agricultural land area	380,486 sq mi	188.5 sq mi
Agricultural land share	50.7%	17.6%
Agricultural land area rank	12/194	169/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.06%	0.001%
Arable land	77,312 sq mi	41.4 sq mi
Arable land share	10.3%	3.85%
Arable land area rank	15/191	166/191
Permanent cropland	17,074 sq mi	122.4 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	2.27%	11.4%
Permanent cropland area rank	12/192	139/192
Water area	11,043 sq mi	23.9 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.45%	2.18%
Water area rank	19/197	139/197
Roads length	519,841 mi	715 mi
Land borders length	2,727 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	5,797 mi	250.4 mi
Share of marine protected waters	22.6%	0.2%

Mexico vs Samoa 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 Samoa 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.