Maldives is about 1,055 times smaller than New Mexico.

New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 0.09% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (1.7 million fewer people live in Maldives).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Mexico vs. Maldives uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.