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Alabama vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 14.8 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 14.5 times larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 5.7 times (471%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 9.5 times (853%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 16,086 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Alabama vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 25.4 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 40.0 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 14.9 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 2 years.
Alabama vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 5.6 times (463%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 4.5 times (354%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama's average income is 4.2 times (317%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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