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Indiana vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 21.0 times larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 20.8 times larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 6.8 times (585%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 10.5 times wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 17,236 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 363 feet lower.
Indiana vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 19.0 times larger than Indiana's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Indiana's population density is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 10.3 times larger than Indianapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 5 years.
Indiana vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Indiana's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 5.4 times (440%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana's average income is 4.7 times (367%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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