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Japan vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Japan has a land area of 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 5.3 times (433%) larger than Japan's.
Total area
- Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Japan's.
Length
- Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Japan's.
Width
- Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Japan's.
Highest point
- Japan's highest point is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 6,103 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point
- Japan's lowest point is Hachirogata at -13 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 20 feet lower.
Japan vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Japan has a population of 122,680,000 (2026), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Japan's.
Population density
- Japan: 871.6 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Japan's population density is 5.0 times (399%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Japan's biggest city is Tokyo with 13,515,271 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Tokyo's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Mexico City's.
Largest metro area
- Japan's largest metropolitan area is Tokyo (33,412,512 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Tokyo's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Mexico City's.
History
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,161 years.
Japan vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Japan's GDP is $4,435.2 billion (2025) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Japan: $35,951 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Japan's GDP per capita is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Japan: $38,340 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Japan's average income is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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