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Texas vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 2.9 times (187%) larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 2.3 times (134%) longer than Texas'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 2.6 times (160%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 9,761 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
Texas vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 4.2 times (319%) larger than Texas'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Houston's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 2.1 times (113%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 24 years.
Texas vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 1.5 times (51%) larger than Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 6.4 times (537%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Texas: $69,823 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 5.1 times (409%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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