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Nebraska vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 9.8 times (877%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 9.8 times (881%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 3.8 times (280%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 4.4 times (336%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 13,063 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 873 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 65.4 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 6.7 times (570%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 18.8 times larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 17.7 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 46 years.
Nebraska vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 9.7 times (869%) larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 6.8 times (579%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 5.3 times (430%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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