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North Carolina vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 15.4 times larger than North Carolina's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 14.1 times larger than North Carolina's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 7.3 times (633%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 4.1 times (315%) wider than North Carolina's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 11,817 feet higher than Mount Mitchell.
Lowest point
- North Carolina's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
North Carolina vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 11.9 times larger than North Carolina's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- North Carolina's population density is 1.3 times (30%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Charlotte's.
Largest metro area
- North Carolina's largest metropolitan area is Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area (2,883,370 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 6.2 times (515%) larger than Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, North Carolina is the older of the two by 32 years.
North Carolina vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 2.2 times (117%) larger than North Carolina's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 5.5 times (450%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- North Carolina: $65,634 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Carolina's average income is 4.8 times (378%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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