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Ohio vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 18.4 times larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 16.9 times larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 6.5 times (549%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 6.4 times (538%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 16,944 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 488 feet lower.
Ohio vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 11.0 times larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Ohio's population density is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 9.9 times (887%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 18 years.
Ohio vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 5.6 times (459%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 4.7 times (370%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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