State size comparison
compared to
New Mexico is about 1.6 times bigger than South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, making New Mexico 60% larger than South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (1.2 million more people live in New Mexico).
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