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Massachusetts vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 96.2 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 71.9 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 15.4 times longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 10.9 times wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 15,002 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 18.4 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Massachusetts' population density is 5.2 times (423%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 13.7 times larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 3.5 times (253%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 33 years.
Massachusetts vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 2.4 times (135%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 7.9 times (685%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 6.8 times (582%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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