New Mexico is 1.01× the size of Poland
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Poland (Europe) about 313,000 km² (121,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 313,000km²Poland
200 km
- New Mexico
- Poland
What fits
- Poland is 99% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 1,650 km² (636 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of Poland.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Poland about 10.2.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Poland has the larger population: 37.6 million against 2.1 million, 17.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 120 in Poland against 6.7 in New Mexico: Poland is 17.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,040 km apart.
- On a standard web map Poland looks larger than New Mexico: New Mexico at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Poland at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Poland as 1.80× the size of New Mexico, when New Mexico is 1.01× the size of Poland.
- Together New Mexico and Poland cover 629,000 km², close to the size of South Sudan (627,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- At Poland's density, New Mexico would have 37.8 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Poland would have 2.1 million (it has 37.6 million).
- Poland's centre is 17.7° of latitude, about 1,970 km, farther north than New Mexico'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.
- Poland ranks 71st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Poland lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,970 km) north of New Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Poland about 8,340 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Poland would cover 629,000 km², about the same size as South Sudan.
- Together they have 39.7 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
- Counted as a country, New Mexico would rank 70th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Poland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 313,000 km²121,000 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 313,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 70th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 37.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 38th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 120 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Warsaw |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 49°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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 313,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 313,000 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