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Louisiana vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 17.4 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 14.5 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 6.3 times (528%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 5.7 times (468%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 17,958 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 25 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 28.5 times larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.6 times (64%) higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 25.4 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 18.4 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 9 years.
Louisiana vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 5.6 times (457%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 5.2 times (415%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana's average income is 4.5 times (351%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · Mexico official website
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