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Kentucky vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 19.0 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 18.8 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 7.4 times (635%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 4.8 times (383%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 14,357 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 303 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 28.6 times larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 14.4 times larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 29 years.
Kentucky vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 6.2 times (520%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 4.6 times (363%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kentucky's average income is 4.2 times (324%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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