State size comparison

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New Mexico is about 1.2 times bigger than Michigan.

Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 25% larger than Michigan. Meanwhile, the population of Michigan is ~9.9 million people (7.8 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Michigan vs. New Mexico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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