New Mexico is 1.01× the size of Oman
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Oman (Asia) about 311,000 km² (120,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 311,000km²Oman
200 km
- New Mexico
- Oman
What fits
- Oman is 99% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 3,860 km² (1,490 mi²), which is 1.2% of the area of Oman.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Oman about 10.1.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Oman has the larger population: 4.8 million against 2.1 million, 2.28× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 16 in Oman against 6.7 in New Mexico: Oman is 2.31× 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 Oman at 21°N about 1.1×, so the map shows New Mexico as 1.30× the size of Oman instead of 1.01×.
- Together New Mexico and Oman cover 626,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,860 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Oman's density, New Mexico would have 4.9 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Oman would have 2.1 million (it has 4.8 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 13.8° of latitude, about 1,540 km, farther north than Oman'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.
- Oman ranks 72nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New Mexico lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,540 km) north of Oman.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Oman about 64,440 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Oman would cover 626,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 6.9 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, New Mexico would rank 70th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 311,000 km²120,000 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 310,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 71st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.8 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 125th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Muscat |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 17°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2018. 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 310,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 311,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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