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Ireland vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 28.2 times larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 28.0 times larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 6.6 times (559%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 10.6 times wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 15,085 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland'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.
Ireland vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 23.7 times larger than Ireland's.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Ireland's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 15.5 times larger than Dublin's.
Largest metro area
- Ireland's largest metropolitan area is Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 8.5 times (752%) larger than Greater Dublin Area's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 101 years.
Ireland vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 9.5 times (847%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Ireland: $87,360 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 6.4 times (536%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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