State size comparison
compared to
Idaho is about 1.5 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Idaho is approximately 214,314 sq km, making Idaho 68.19% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (491,597 fewer people live in Idaho).
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