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Colorado vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 7.2 times (624%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 7.3 times (629%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 4.0 times (305%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 5.2 times (422%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 4,069 feet higher than Mount Elbert.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 3,359 feet lower.
Colorado vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 22.0 times larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 3.0 times (204%) higher than Colorado's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 12.6 times larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 55 years.
Colorado vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 6.7 times (574%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 6.0 times (505%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Mexico official website
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