New Mexico is 1.03× the size of Maharashtra
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Maharashtra (state of India) about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 307,000km²Maharashtra
200 km
- New Mexico
- Maharashtra
What fits
- Maharashtra is 97% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 8,510 km² (3,290 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Maharashtra.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Maharashtra about 10.00.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Maharashtra has the larger population: 112.4 million against 2.1 million, 53.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 367 in Maharashtra against 6.7 in New Mexico: Maharashtra is 54.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Mexico at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Maharashtra at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows New Mexico as 1.34× the size of Maharashtra instead of 1.03×.
- Together New Mexico and Maharashtra cover 622,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,510 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Maharashtra's density, New Mexico would have 115.5 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Maharashtra would have 2.1 million (it has 112.4 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 14.9° of latitude, about 1,660 km, farther north than Maharashtra'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.
- Maharashtra is the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- New Mexico lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,660 km) north of Maharashtra.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Maharashtra about 2,730 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Maharashtra would cover 622,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 114.5 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Maharashtra | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 308,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 3rd of 36in India |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 36in India |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 367 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Mumbai; Nagpur |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 16°N to 22°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 307,000 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