State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 116 times bigger than Rhode Island.
Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 11,515% larger than Rhode Island. Meanwhile, the population of Rhode Island is ~1.1 million people (1.0 million more people live in New Mexico).
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