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India vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- India has a land area of 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- India's land area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Mexico's.
Total area
- India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- India's total area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Mexico's.
Length
- India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- India and Mexico have about the same north-south length.
Width
- India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than India's.
Highest point
- India's highest point is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 9,678 feet higher than Pico de Orizaba.
Lowest point
- India's lowest point is Kuttanad at -7 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 26 feet lower.
India vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- India has a population of 1,429,404,000 (2026), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- India's population is 10.9 times larger than Mexico's.
Population density
- India: 1,245.2 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- India's population density is 7.1 times (612%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- India's biggest city is Delhi with 16,753,235 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Delhi's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Mexico City's.
Largest metro area
- India's largest metropolitan area is Delhi (30,222,405 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Delhi's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Mexico City's.
History
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 126 years.
India vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- India's GDP is $3,956.1 billion (2025) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- India's economic output is 2.2 times (116%) larger than Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- India: $2,703 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Mexico's GDP per capita is 5.1 times (414%) higher than India's.
Average income
- India: $2,760 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mexico's average income is 5.0 times (397%) higher than India's.
Official Websites
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