New Mexico is 15.2× the size of Saxony-Anhalt
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
100 km
- New Mexico
- Saxony-Anhalt
What fits
- Saxony-Anhalt fits inside New Mexico about 15.2 times by area.
- New Mexico is larger by 294,000 km² (114,000 mi²), which is 1,425% of the area of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Saxony-Anhalt about 0.67.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Saxony-Anhalt has the larger population: 2.1 million against 2.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 104 in Saxony-Anhalt against 6.7 in New Mexico: Saxony-Anhalt is 15.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,670 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Mexico at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N about 2.6×, so the map shows New Mexico as 8.49× the size of Saxony-Anhalt instead of 15.2×.
- Together New Mexico and Saxony-Anhalt cover 336,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 294,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Saxony-Anhalt's density, New Mexico would have 32.7 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 139,000 (it has 2.1 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 17.6° of latitude, about 1,960 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.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,960 km) north of New Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Saxony-Anhalt about 9,630 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Saxony-Anhalt would cover 336,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 4.3 million people, 96% as many people as Kuwait.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Saxony-Anhalt | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 11th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Magdeburg |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 51°N to 53°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 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