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Delaware vs Mexico Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²). Mexico's land area is 385.2 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mexico's total area is 304.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km). Mexico's north-south length is 19.3 times longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km). Mexico's east-west width is 21.1 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m). Pico de Orizaba is 18,041 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet. Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Delaware vs Mexico Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026). Mexico's population is 124.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8. Delaware's population density is 3.1 times (209%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944. Mexico City's population is 125.9 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212). Mexico City's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 34 years.
Delaware vs Mexico Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion. Mexico's economic output is 16.5 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Mexico: $13,889. Delaware's GDP per capita is 7.6 times (660%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income: Delaware: $68,061 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income). Delaware's average income is 5.0 times (396%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.