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Florida vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 14.0 times larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 10.6 times larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 4.0 times (301%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 3.7 times (269%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 18,147 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Florida vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 5.6 times (461%) larger than Florida's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Florida's population density is 2.5 times (149%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 9.1 times (812%) larger than Jacksonville's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 24 years.
Florida vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Florida's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 5.3 times (432%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 5.3 times (432%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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