State size comparison
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California is about 1.3 times bigger than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 28% larger than New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (35.2 million more people live in California).
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