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Alberta vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Alberta's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Alberta's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 2.3 times (133%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 3.7 times (272%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 6,198 feet higher than Mount Columbia.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 532 feet lower.
Alberta vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 26.0 times larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 8.6 times (757%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 7.0 times (605%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 12.0 times larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 84 years.
Alberta vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 5.3 times (430%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 5.1 times (408%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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