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Arkansas vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 14.4 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 14.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 7.8 times (678%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 7.2 times (624%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 15,739 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 88 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 42.5 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 2.9 times (194%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 45.0 times larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 13.2 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 15 years.
Arkansas vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 9.7 times (873%) larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 4.4 times (339%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arkansas' average income is 4.3 times (332%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
Arkansas official website · Mexico official website
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