State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 1.5 times bigger than Minnesota.
Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 52% larger than Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.3 million people (3.2 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
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