Country size comparison
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Mexico is about 6 times bigger than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Mexico is approximately 1,964,375 sq km, making Mexico 525% larger than New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (127.1 million more people live in Mexico).
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