State size comparison
compared to
Washington is about 1.8 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 54.83% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (4.7 million more people live in Washington).
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