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Minnesota vs Mexico Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²). Mexico's land area is 9.4 times (843%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mexico's total area is 8.7 times (772%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km). Mexico's north-south length is 4.6 times (363%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km). Mexico's east-west width is 5.6 times (461%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m). Pico de Orizaba is 16,199 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet. Mexico's lowest point is 634 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Mexico Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026). Mexico's population is 22.7 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8. Mexico's population density is 2.4 times (140%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944. Mexico City's population is 21.5 times larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area: Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212). Mexico City's population is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821. In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 37 years.
Minnesota vs Mexico Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion. Mexico's economic output is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Mexico: $13,889. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 6.3 times (531%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 5.5 times (451%) 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.