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Kansas vs Mexico Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²). Mexico's land area is 9.2 times (818%) larger than Kansas'.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mexico's total area is 9.2 times (822%) larger than Kansas'.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km). Mexico's north-south length is 9.1 times (813%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km). Mexico's east-west width is 5.0 times (404%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m). Pico de Orizaba is 14,451 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet. Mexico's lowest point is 712 feet lower.
Kansas vs Mexico Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026). Mexico's population is 44.2 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8. Mexico's population density is 4.8 times (382%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944. Mexico City's population is 23.0 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area: Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212). Mexico City's population is 7.9 times (687%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state. Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821. In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 40 years.
Kansas vs Mexico Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion. Mexico's economic output is 8.0 times (695%) larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Mexico: $13,889. Kansas' GDP per capita is 5.6 times (459%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income: Kansas: $65,856 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income). Kansas' average income is 4.8 times (380%) 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.