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Mississippi vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 16.0 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 15.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 5.6 times (461%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 5.9 times (494%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 17,686 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 44.6 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 2.8 times (179%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 65.1 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 13.2 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 4 years.
Mississippi vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 11.6 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 3.9 times (287%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mississippi's average income is 3.8 times (279%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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