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Connecticut vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Connecticut has a land area of 4,843 square miles (12,542 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 155.0 times larger than Connecticut's.
Total area
- Connecticut: 5,544 square miles (14,358 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 136.8 times larger than Connecticut's.
Length
- Connecticut is 73 miles (118 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 25.9 times longer than Connecticut's.
Width
- Connecticut spans 104 miles (167 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 19.4 times wider than Connecticut's.
Highest point
- Connecticut's highest point is Mount Frissell (south slope) at 2,376 feet (724 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 16,115 feet higher than Mount Frissell (south slope).
Lowest point
- Connecticut's lowest point is Long Island Sound at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Connecticut vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Connecticut has a population of 3,675,069 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 35.7 times larger than Connecticut's.
Population density
- Connecticut: 758.9 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Connecticut's population density is 4.3 times (334%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Connecticut's biggest city is Bridgeport with 151,599 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 60.8 times larger than Bridgeport's.
Largest metro area
- Connecticut's largest metropolitan area is Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area (1,169,048 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 15.2 times larger than Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area's.
History
- Connecticut: Admitted to the Union on January 9, 1788, as the 5th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Connecticut is the older of the two by 33 years.
Connecticut vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Connecticut's GDP is $356.8 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 5.1 times (414%) larger than Connecticut's.
GDP per capita
- Connecticut: $97,096 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Connecticut's GDP per capita is 7.0 times (599%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Connecticut: $95,067 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Connecticut's average income is 6.9 times (592%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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