State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 1.6 times bigger than Nebraska.
Nebraska is approximately 199,099 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 58% larger than Nebraska. Meanwhile, the population of Nebraska is ~1.8 million people (232,838 more people live in New Mexico).
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