State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is around the same size as Arizona.
Arizona is approximately 294,312 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 7% larger than Arizona. Meanwhile, the population of Arizona is ~6.4 million people (4.3 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
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