New Mexico is 1.38× the size of Victoria
New Mexico (state of the United States) covers about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²) and Victoria (state of Australia) about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 315,000km²New Mexico
- 228,000km²Victoria
200 km
- New Mexico
- Victoria
What fits
- Victoria is 72% of the size of New Mexico.
- New Mexico is larger by 87,100 km² (33,600 mi²), which is 38% of the area of Victoria.
- Measured in Belgiums: New Mexico is about 10.3, Victoria about 7.43.
How they differ
- New Mexico is larger, but Victoria has the larger population: 7.0 million against 2.1 million, 3.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 31 in Victoria against 6.7 in New Mexico: Victoria is 4.58× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- Together New Mexico and Victoria cover 543,000 km², close to the size of France (548,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 87,100 km², is about the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km²).
- At Victoria's density, New Mexico would have 9.7 million people (it has 2.1 million). At New Mexico's density, Victoria would have 1.5 million (it has 7.0 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 71.3° of latitude, about 7,930 km, farther north than Victoria'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.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- New Mexico lies about 71° of latitude (roughly 7,930 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in New Mexico would have about 148,790 m² and each person in Victoria about 32,510 m².
- Laid side by side, New Mexico and Victoria would cover 543,000 km², about the same size as France.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| New Mexico | Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² |
| Official area | 315,000 km²Wikidata | 227,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 51in the United States | 6th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 36th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 8in Australia |
| Density | 6.7 per km² | 31 per km² |
| Capital | Santa Fe | Melbourne |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 37°N | 39°S to 34°S |
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 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 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