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Idaho vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Idaho's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 9.1 times (808%) larger than Idaho's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 3.9 times (291%) longer than Idaho's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 5.7 times (474%) wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 5,860 feet higher than Borah Peak.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 751 feet lower.
Idaho vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 65.6 times larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 7.2 times (622%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 38.7 times larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 21.0 times larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 69 years.
Idaho vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 14.2 times larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Idaho's GDP per capita is 4.6 times (364%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Idaho's average income is 4.5 times (354%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
Idaho official website · Mexico official website
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