State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 3.9 times bigger than Maine.
Maine is approximately 79,931 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 293% larger than Maine. Meanwhile, the population of Maine is ~1.4 million people (710,624 more people live in New Mexico).
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