State size comparison

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New Mexico is about 1.5 times bigger than Idaho.

Idaho is approximately 214,314 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 47% larger than Idaho. Meanwhile, the population of Idaho is ~1.6 million people (491,597 more people live in New Mexico).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Idaho vs. New Mexico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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