Country size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 3.1 times bigger than South Korea.
South Korea is approximately 99,720 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 215% larger than South Korea. Meanwhile, the population of South Korea is ~51.8 million people (49.8 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
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