Brisbane
15,826 km²
Mexico City
1,485 km²
Australia
Mexico
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 10.7x larger than Mexico City
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 3.4x fewer people than Mexico City
Yes — Brisbane is 10.7x larger than Mexico City by area. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Mexico City covers 1,485 km² (573 mi²) — a difference of 14,341 km². You could fit Mexico City inside Brisbane approximately 10 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Mexico City at 1,485 km² is roughly the same size as London.
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Mexico City, by comparison, equals about 208,000 American football fields, 25 times the area of Manhattan, or 14 times the area of Paris.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Mexico City is the capital and most populous city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Alpha world city according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2024 ranking. Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters.
Nicknamed "CDMX", Mexico City has an area of 1,485 km² and is home to 9.2 million people. It was established in 1325. Visitors come for Zocalo square, Chapultepec Park, Frida Kahlo Museum, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Mexico City Metro.
Mexico City sits at an altitude of 2,240 meters in the Valley of Mexico on the high Mexican central plateau.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Mexico City, with 6,202 people per km², is a densely populated city. Mexico City is dramatically more crowded, with 36.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Mexico City fits inside Brisbane ~10 times
Density Gap
Mexico City is 36.3x more densely populated
History
Mexico City is ~499 years older
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Mexico City covers 1,485 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Delhi (1,484 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), London (1,572 km²), or Bogotá (1,578 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Mexico City is 12,697 km (7,890 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 26m.
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