State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 1.8 times bigger than Missouri.
Missouri is approximately 178,414 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 76% larger than Missouri. Meanwhile, the population of Missouri is ~6.0 million people (3.9 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
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