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Montana vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Montana has a land area of 145,550 square miles (376,973 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Montana's.
Total area
- Montana: 147,043 square miles (380,840 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Montana's.
Length
- Montana is 319 miles (514 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 5.9 times (492%) longer than Montana's.
Width
- Montana spans 607 miles (976 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 3.3 times (233%) wider than Montana's.
Highest point
- Montana's highest point is Granite Peak at 12,767 feet (3,891 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 5,724 feet higher than Granite Peak.
Lowest point
- Montana's lowest point is Kootenai River at 1,805 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 1,838 feet lower.
Montana vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Montana has a population of 1,137,233 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 115.4 times larger than Montana's.
Population density
- Montana: 7.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 22.4 times higher than Montana's.
Biggest city
- Montana's biggest city is Billings with 121,483 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 75.8 times larger than Billings'.
Largest metro area
- Montana's largest metropolitan area is Billings, MT metro area (192,531 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 92.1 times larger than Billings, MT metro area's.
History
- Montana: Admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, as the 41st state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 68 years.
Montana vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Montana's GDP is $78.4 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 23.4 times larger than Montana's.
GDP per capita
- Montana: $68,975 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Montana's GDP per capita is 5.0 times (397%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Montana: $69,240 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Montana's average income is 5.0 times (404%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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