State size comparison
compared to
Louisiana is about 2.8 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 35.9% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (2.5 million more people live in Louisiana).
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