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United States vs Mexico Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²). United States' land area is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Mexico's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 5.0 times (401%) larger than Mexico's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km). United States' north-south length is 1.9 times (92%) longer than Mexico's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km). United States' east-west width is 2.4 times (139%) wider than Mexico's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m). Denali is 1,817 feet higher than Pico de Orizaba.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet. United States's lowest point is 246 feet lower.
United States vs Mexico Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026). United States' population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Mexico's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8. Mexico's population density is 1.8 times (82%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944. Mexico City's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Mexico City's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 45 years.
United States vs Mexico Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion. United States' economic output is 16.8 times larger than Mexico's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Mexico: $13,889. United States' GDP per capita is 6.5 times (545%) 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.