Country size comparison
compared to
Norway is around the same size as New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Norway is approximately 323,802 sq km, making Norway 3% larger than New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (3.5 million more people live in Norway).
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