New Mexico is 1.02× the size of Madhya Pradesh
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Madhya Pradesh (state of India) about 310,000 km² (120,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 310,000km²Madhya Pradesh
200 km
- New Mexico
- Madhya Pradesh
What fits
- Madhya Pradesh is 98% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 5,560 km² (2,150 mi²), which is 1.8% of the area of Madhya Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Madhya Pradesh about 10.1.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Madhya Pradesh has the larger population: 72.6 million against 2.1 million, 34.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 235 in Madhya Pradesh against 6.7 in New Mexico: Madhya Pradesh is 34.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Mexico at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Madhya Pradesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows New Mexico as 1.26× the size of Madhya Pradesh instead of 1.02×.
- Together New Mexico and Madhya Pradesh cover 625,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,560 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Madhya Pradesh's density, New Mexico would have 73.9 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Madhya Pradesh would have 2.1 million (it has 72.6 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 10.9° of latitude, about 1,210 km, farther north than Madhya Pradesh'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.
- Madhya Pradesh is the 2nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.8% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- New Mexico lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,210 km) north of Madhya Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Madhya Pradesh about 4,260 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Madhya Pradesh would cover 625,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 74.7 million people, 1.09× as many people as France.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Madhya Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 310,000 km²120,000 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 308,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 36in India |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 72.6 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 5th of 36in India |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 235 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Bhopal |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 21°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. 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 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 310,000 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