State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 2.3 times bigger than Arkansas.
Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 133% larger than Arkansas. Meanwhile, the population of Arkansas is ~2.9 million people (856,739 fewer people live in New Mexico).
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