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Tennessee vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 18.2 times larger than Tennessee's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 18.0 times larger than Tennessee's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 9.9 times (890%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 4.1 times (307%) wider than Tennessee's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 11,867 feet higher than Clingmans Dome.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 211 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 18.2 times larger than Tennessee's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Tennessee and Mexico have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 13.1 times larger than Nashville's.
Largest metro area
- Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area (2,150,553 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 8.2 times (725%) larger than Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Tennessee is the older of the two by 25 years.
Tennessee vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 3.3 times (227%) larger than Tennessee's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 5.6 times (459%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Tennessee: $66,504 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Tennessee's average income is 4.8 times (384%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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