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Wisconsin vs Mexico Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Mexico has 750,561 square miles (1,943,945 km²).
- Mexico's land area is 13.9 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Mexico: 758,449 square miles (1,964,375 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mexico's total area is 11.6 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Mexico is 1,890 miles (3,041 km).
- Mexico's north-south length is 5.1 times (414%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Mexico spans 2,021 miles (3,252 km).
- Mexico's east-west width is 6.3 times (526%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Mexico's is Pico de Orizaba at 18,491 feet (5,636 m).
- Pico de Orizaba is 16,545 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Mexico's is Laguna Salada at -33 feet.
- Mexico's lowest point is 610 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Mexico Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Mexico has 131,231,919 (2026).
- Mexico's population is 22.0 times larger than Wisconsin's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Mexico: 174.8.
- Mexico's population density is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Mexico's is Mexico City with 9,209,944.
- Mexico City's population is 16.3 times larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area
- Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Mexico's Mexico City (17,734,212).
- Mexico City's population is 4.7 times (372%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- Mexico: Independent from Spain since September 27, 1821.
- In its current form, Mexico is the older of the two by 27 years.
Wisconsin vs Mexico Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Mexico's $1,832.6 billion.
- Mexico's economic output is 4.0 times (304%) larger than Wisconsin's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Mexico: $13,889.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 5.5 times (448%) higher than Mexico's.
Average income
- Wisconsin: $67,755 vs Mexico: $13,730 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Wisconsin's average income is 4.9 times (393%) higher than Mexico's.
Official Websites
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