Texas and Mexico Map

About Texas and Mexico Map

Explore the map of Texas and Mexico showing major cities of Texas, and Mexico's' first level administrative divisions.

Relative Facts about Texas and Mexico

Category	Texas (USA)	Mexico
Land Area	678,052 km² (261,797 sq mi)	1,964,375 km² (758,449 sq mi)
Texas as % of Mexico	≈ 34.5%	Mexico is ≈ 2.9 times larger than Texas
Longest border with Mexico	1,254 mi (2,019 km) – longest U.S. state border with Mexico	Shares 1,254 mi land border with Texas (most of U.S.–Mexico border)
Coastline (Gulf of Mexico)	≈ 591 mi (direct) / 3,359 mi incl. bays	≈ 6,000 mi Gulf + Pacific coastline
Total Population	≈ 31.1 million (2nd largest U.S. state)	≈ 131.5–132.5 million (11th largest country worldwide)
Population density	≈ 46 people/km²	≈ 67 people/km²
Hispanic/Latino population share	≈ 40.2% (highest % among U.S. states)	≈ 98–99% (predominantly mestizo & indigenous)
GDP (nominal)	≈ $2.4 trillion USD	≈ $1.95–2.0 trillion USD
GDP per capita (nominal)	≈ $76,800	≈ $14,800–$15,500
Texas vs Mexico GDP ranking	If independent: 8th–9th largest economy worldwide	Mexico ranks 12th–15th globally
Leading industries (Texas)	Oil & gas, tech (Austin), manufacturing, aerospace, agriculture, renewables	Manufacturing (maquiladoras), oil, tourism, agriculture, automotive
Shared land border length	1,254 miles (2,019 km) – longest U.S.–Mexico border segment	Texas accounts for ≈ 58% of total U.S.–Mexico land border
Annual goods trade (2025 est.)	≈ $300–350 billion through Texas ports of entry	Texas is Mexico’s #1 U.S. trading partner state
Major border crossings	Laredo, El Paso, Brownsville, McAllen/Pharr, Eagle Pass, Del Rio	Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Juárez, Matamoros, Reynosa
Hispanic/Latino share	≈ 40.2% (highest % among U.S. states)	≈ 98–99% (largest Spanish-speaking population in world after Mexico City metro)
Official language	English (de facto)	Spanish (de facto; 68 indigenous languages recognized)
Cultural influence	Strong Tejano/Norteño music, Tex-Mex cuisine, rodeo, cowboy culture	Mariachi, ranchera, mole, Day of the Dead, mariachi, lucha libre
Time zones	Most in Central Time; El Paso in Mountain Time	Mostly Central Time; Baja California in Pacific Time
Driving side	Right	Right
Electricity	120V / 60Hz	127V / 60Hz (compatible)
Texas as % of Mexico	Land area ≈ 34.5%, population ≈ 23.5%	Mexico ≈ 2.9× larger in area, ≈ 4.2× larger in population

Texas and Mexico

From Texas to Mexico runs a border unlike any other, stretching 1,254 miles - over 2,000 kilometers - through four American states and six Mexican ones. This stretch sees more cross-border movement than almost anywhere else on the continent. A large share of it passes through Texas, making up approximately 58 percent of the overall separation between the two nations. What ties them together runs long, tangled, full of shared stories - time, commerce, people moving, traditions blending, roots stretching into common ground.

Geography and Size

Land area? Texas takes up about six hundred ninety-six thousand square kilometers. That places it right behind Alaska among American states. Compared to Texas, Mexico occupies well over one point nine million square kilometers. Its bulk stretches close to threefold the dimensions of Texas. Along the edge of southern coastlines, Texas begins - warm, moist. Moving inward, dry plateaus rise; desert layers thicken toward the borderline with Mexico. Upward through elevations, cooler air pools within central peaks. Down near the southern edge, heavy woods thrive under relentless growth. Water draws the line - where Texas ends - and four Mexican states begin. The river runs through Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. Called Rio Grande north of the border, it shifts to Río Bravo just south.

Population and Demographics

Early 2026 figures put Texas at around 31.1 million residents, placing it after California in U.S. population. Mexico holds nearly 131.5 to 132.5 million people, putting it at the 11th spot worldwide among nations by size. Within Texas, four out of ten individuals report Hispanic or Latino heritage - no other state approaches this level. Down south, nearly everyone in Mexico shares that identity, between 98 and 99 percent. From Texas into Mexico, the land mixes languages like few places elsewhere. Speaking Spanish comes naturally while using English every day - common habits across borders.

Economy and Trade

Running close behind the national total, Texas holds the second-biggest state economy in America - around $2.4 trillion by 2025. Were it its own nation, position on the global stage would fall between eighth and ninth in overall size. Down south, Mexico's economic output lands between $1.95 trillion and $2 trillion, ranking it roughly twelfth to fifteenth across nations. One way to look at it - Texas ships more goods to Mexico than anywhere else. That same route brings just as many imports back into the Lone Star State. Billions move across the border every year, powering work in factories, stores, and towns stretching from Dallas to Ciudad Juárez. Cars built in Mexico roll onto North American markets through Texas plants. Electronics zip along supply lines rooted in Houston hubs. Power flows from refineries in Corpus Christi to markets south of the border. Farms trade crops across shared regions where cornfields meet border fences. Trucks roll nonstop on routes built for movement, linking ports and processing centers after decades of shared movement.

Culture and Daily Life

From roots in Mexico, Spain, indigenous peoples, and later America, Texas and Mexico shaped a common life. You hear mariachi tunes alongside rodeo announcers; food mixes chili peppers with Spanish flavors. Along the edge of two nations, towns act nearly as one - El Paso and Juárez, Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, McAllen and Reynosa, Brownsville and Matamoros - connected except where a fence divides them. Close bonds still link families through the border, where countless individuals share kin on either side.

Challenges and Future Outlook

Still, ties between Texas and Mexico aren’t without hurdles - border safety remains a concern, movement of people keeps sparking debate. Water access on the Rio Grande still falls under negotiation, trade tensions pop up now then. Yet links in commerce push forward, linked factories, local sourcing, money flowing across borders more than before. By 2026, numbers rise fast in both places - people, deals, shared efforts in power generation, hospitals, schools, cleaning nature spaces together. One way to see what comes next? Bigger trade ties, mixing cultures, moving water and energy through a fast-changing zone dividing two active worlds.