State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 1.5 times bigger than Kansas.
Kansas is approximately 211,900 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 48% larger than Kansas. Meanwhile, the population of Kansas is ~2.9 million people (793,939 fewer people live in New Mexico).
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