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Maryland vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 77.3 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 61.1 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 8.2 times (718%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 8.3 times (732%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 15,129 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland'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.
Maryland vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 21.0 times larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Maryland's population density is 3.7 times (269%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 16.2 times larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 2.8 times (176%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 33 years.
Maryland vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 3.4 times (236%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 6.3 times (528%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 5.8 times (477%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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