Size comparison between Mexico and Switzerland

10.06.2019

Size comparison between Mexico and Switzerland

10.06.2019

10.06.2019

© Laure Nashed

The country of Mexico is 47 times larger than Switzerland in terms of area. Mexico is divided into 31 federal states, while Switzerland has 26 cantons. The state of Quintana Roo in southern Mexico is comparable in size to the whole of Switzerland.

 

The capital of Mexico, CDMX (Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City), has a total population of 21.5 million, including the metropolitan area. Only the inner city has about 8.9 million inhabitants, compared to the population of Switzerland with 8.5 million.

 

Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas (North and South America). The country is located in the cultural region of Central America, geographically in North America. Another classification is the political-cultural term “Latin America” with the following definition in the Duden: “Entirety of the Spanish and Portuguese speaking states of Central and South America”.

 

Source Wikipedia EN, as at 27.05.2019

 

© Laure Nashed

© Laure Nashed