Alaska is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America, whereas Mexico is a country in the Southern Portion of North America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Alaska and Mexico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Alaska bigger than Mexico?
The total area of Alaska is 663,268 sq mi, and the total area of Mexico is 761,610 sq mi. Alaska is smaller than Mexico by 98,342 sq mi. Alaska is around 1.15 times smaller than Mexico.
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Area of Mexico: 761,610 sq mi ( 1,972,550 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 732,673.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Mexico as of 3rd April 2022, is estimated to be around 131,330,777.
Here is some more data comparison between Alaska and Mexico.
The capital of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.
Official Languages
Alaska: Multiple Official Languages
Mexico: None at Federal Level
Demonym(s)
Alaska: Alaskan
Mexico: Mexican
ISO 3166 Code
Alaska: US-AK
Mexico: MX
Human Development Index
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of Mexico as of 2019: 0.779
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Mexico Time Zone:
UTC -8 to -5 (Time in Mexico)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 to – 5
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
Coordinates of Mexico:
23° 0′ 0″ N, 102° 0′ 0″ W
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