State size comparison
compared to
Arkansas is about 2.3 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, making Arkansas 42.91% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (856,739 more people live in Arkansas).
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