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Mexico vs Western Australia Geography
Land area: Mexico has a land area of 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²), while Western Australia has 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²). Western Australia's land area is 1.3 times (30%) larger than Mexico's.
Total area: Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²) vs Western Australia: 975,685 square miles (2,527,013 km²), including inland and coastal water. Western Australia's total area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Mexico's.
Length: Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km) long from north to south; Western Australia is 1,590 miles (2,558 km). Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Western Australia's.
Width: Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km) east to west; Western Australia spans 1,286 miles (2,069 km). Mexico's east-west width is 1.6 times (57%) wider than Western Australia's.
Highest point: Mexico's highest point is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m); Western Australia's is Mount Meharry at 4,098 feet (1,249 m). Pico de Orizaba is 14,393 feet higher than Mount Meharry.
Lowest point: Mexico's lowest point is Laguna Salada at -33 feet; Western Australia's is Indian Ocean at 0 feet. Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Mexico vs Western Australia Population and History
Population: Mexico has a population of 131,231,919 (2026), while Western Australia has 3,061,672 (2025). Mexico's population is 42.9 times larger than Western Australia's.
Population density: Mexico: 174.8 people per square mile vs Western Australia: 3.1. Mexico's population density is 56.4 times higher than Western Australia's.
Largest metro area: Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Mexico City (17,734,212 people) vs Western Australia's Greater Perth (2,452,765). Mexico City's population is 7.2 times (623%) larger than Greater Perth's.
History: Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821. Western Australia: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1829. In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 80 years.
Mexico vs Western Australia Economy
GDP: Mexico's GDP is $1,832.6 billion (2025) vs Western Australia's $304.6 billion. Mexico's economic output is 6.0 times (502%) larger than Western Australia's.
GDP per capita: Mexico: $13,889 per person vs Western Australia: $99,488. Western Australia's GDP per capita is 7.2 times (616%) 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.