State size comparison
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New Mexico is about 16 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 1,536% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.7 million fewer people live in New Mexico).
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