State size comparison

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New Mexico is around the same size as Nevada.

Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 10% larger than Nevada. Meanwhile, the population of Nevada is ~2.7 million people (641,372 fewer people live in New Mexico).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Nevada vs. New Mexico uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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