State size comparison
compared to
Kansas is about 1.5 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Kansas is approximately 211,900 sq km, making Kansas 67.42% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (793,939 more people live in Kansas).
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