New Mexico is 1.27× the size of Chihuahua
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
100 km
- New Mexico
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 79% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 67,100 km² (25,900 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Chihuahua has the larger population: 3.6 million against 2.1 million, 1.68× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 14 in Chihuahua against 6.7 in New Mexico: Chihuahua is 2.13× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 624 km apart.
- Together New Mexico and Chihuahua cover 563,000 km², close to the size of Ukraine (572,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 67,100 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Chihuahua's density, New Mexico would have 4.5 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Chihuahua would have 1.7 million (it has 3.6 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 620 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- New Mexico is the 5th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- New Mexico lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 623 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Chihuahua would cover 563,000 km², about the same size as Ukraine.
- Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Finland.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 315,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 315,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12