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Mexico vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Mexico has a land area of 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Mexico and Nunavut have about the same land area.
Total area
- Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Mexico's.
Length
- Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 1.1 times (12%) longer than Mexico's.
Width
- Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Nunavut's.
Highest point
- Mexico's highest point is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 9,908 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Mexico's lowest point is Laguna Salada at -33 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Mexico vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Mexico has a population of 131,231,919 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Mexico's population is 3,169.1 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Mexico: 174.8 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Mexico's population density is 1,748.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Mexico's biggest city is Mexico City with 9,209,944 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Mexico City's population is 1,239.7 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 178 years.
Mexico vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Mexico's GDP is $1,832.6 billion (2025) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 447.0 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Mexico: $13,889 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 7.2 times (620%) higher than Mexico's.
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