Total & land area: Mexico vs Turkmenistan size comparison

Mexico is 4.02 times bigger by total area compared to Turkmenistan: 761,606 sq mi vs 189,657 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Mexico is 750,563 sq mi vs 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan — a 4.14 times difference in territory size.

Mexico ranks 13/197 by total surface area vs 51/197 for Turkmenistan.
Mexico occupies 1.31% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.32% for Turkmenistan.
50.7% of Mexico's area is agricultural land vs 84.2% in Turkmenistan.
Mexico has 2.06% of the world's agricultural land area — Turkmenistan has 0.83%.
33.6% of Mexico is covered by forests, compared to 8.78% in Turkmenistan.
1.62% of the world's forests are in Mexico, and 0.1% are in Turkmenistan.

True size map comparison: Mexico vs Turkmenistan

See how Mexico and Turkmenistan 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	Turkmenistan
Total area	761,606 sq mi	189,657 sq mi
Size difference ratio	4.02	1
Total area rank	13/197	51/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.39%	0.1%
Land area	750,563 sq mi	181,441 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	4.14	1
Land area rank	13/197	53/197
Share of all countries' land area	1.31%	0.32%
Population	130,861,007	7,494,498
Population density	177.3 ppl/mi²	42.7 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Mexico	Turkmenistan
Forest area	252,159 sq mi	15,934 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	33.6%	8.78%
Forest area rank	11/196	75/196
World's forests share	1.62%	0.1%
Agricultural land area	380,486 sq mi	152,812 sq mi
Agricultural land share	50.7%	84.2%
Agricultural land area rank	12/194	29/194
Share of global agricultural land	2.06%	0.83%
Arable land	77,312 sq mi	6,145 sq mi
Arable land share	10.3%	3.39%
Arable land area rank	15/191	88/191
Permanent cropland	17,074 sq mi	153.7 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	2.27%	0.08%
Permanent cropland area rank	12/192	129/192
Water area	11,043 sq mi	8,216 sq mi
Water as share of total area	1.45%	4.33%
Water area rank	19/197	26/197
Roads length	519,841 mi	n/a
Land borders length	2,727 mi	2,584 mi
Coastline length	5,797 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	22.6%	4.2%

Mexico vs Turkmenistan size on the map

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

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