State size comparison
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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 ~1.3 million people (730,818 more people live in New Mexico).
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