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Washington vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 11.3 times larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 10.6 times larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 7.9 times (694%) longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 5.1 times (407%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 4,082 feet higher than Mount Rainier.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Washington vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 16.5 times larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Washington's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 11.8 times larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 4.3 times (328%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 68 years.
Washington vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 7.7 times (674%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Washington: $85,187 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 6.2 times (520%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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