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Mexico vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Mexico has a land area of 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 24.9 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 25.2 times larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 4.3 times (330%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 6.5 times (546%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Mexico's highest point is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 14,078 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Mexico's lowest point is Laguna Salada at -33 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Mexico vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Mexico has a population of 131,231,919 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Mexico's population is 23.9 times larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Mexico: 174.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Mexico and Scotland have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Mexico's biggest city is Mexico City with 9,209,944 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Mexico City's population is 14.6 times larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England.
- In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 978 years.
Mexico vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Mexico's GDP is $1,832.6 billion (2025) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 9.6 times (856%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Mexico: $13,889 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Scotland's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (152%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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