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US Virgin Islands vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 5,618.3 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 1,028.5 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 40.2 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 38.9 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 16,936 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 33 feet lower.
US Virgin Islands vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 1,505.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 3.7 times (272%) higher than Mexico's.
History
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 96 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Mexico official website
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