New Mexico is 15.5× the size of Slovenia
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Slovenia (Europe) about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 20,300km²Slovenia
100 km
- New Mexico
- Slovenia
What fits
- Slovenia fits inside New Mexico about 15.5 times by area.
- New Mexico is larger by 295,000 km² (114,000 mi²), which is 1,450% of the area of Slovenia.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Slovenia about 0.66.
How they differ
- New Mexico also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 2.1 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 102 in Slovenia against 6.7 in New Mexico: Slovenia is 15.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: New Mexico at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Slovenia at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows New Mexico as 10.9× the size of Slovenia instead of 15.5×.
- Together New Mexico and Slovenia cover 335,000 km², close to the size of Finland (333,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 295,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Slovenia's density, New Mexico would have 32.0 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Slovenia would have 137,000 (it has 2.1 million).
- Slovenia's centre is 11.7° of latitude, about 1,300 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.
- Slovenia ranks 155th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Slovenia lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,300 km) north of New Mexico.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Slovenia about 9,830 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Slovenia would cover 335,000 km², about the same size as Finland.
- Together they have 4.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, New Mexico would rank 70th by area and 146th by population.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 20,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 154th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 146th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 102 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Ljubljana |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 45°N to 47°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 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 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