Rajasthan is 1.09× the size of New Mexico
Rajasthan (state of India) covers about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²) and New Mexico (state of the United States) about 315,000 km² (122,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 343,000km²Rajasthan
- 315,000km²New Mexico
200 km
- Rajasthan
- New Mexico
What fits
- New Mexico is 92% of the size of Rajasthan.
- Rajasthan is larger by 28,000 km² (10,800 mi²), which is 8.9% of the area of New Mexico.
- Measured in Belgiums: Rajasthan is about 11.2, New Mexico about 10.3.
How they differ
- Rajasthan also has the larger population: 68.5 million against 2.1 million, 32.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 200 in Rajasthan against 6.7 in New Mexico: Rajasthan is 29.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map New Mexico looks larger than Rajasthan: Rajasthan at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and New Mexico at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows New Mexico as 1.08× the size of Rajasthan, when Rajasthan is 1.09× the size of New Mexico.
- Together Rajasthan and New Mexico cover 658,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 28,000 km², is about the size of Albania (28,300 km²).
- At New Mexico's density, Rajasthan would have 2.3 million people (it has 68.5 million). At Rajasthan's density, New Mexico would have 63.0 million (it has 2.1 million).
- New Mexico's centre is 7.8° of latitude, about 870 km, farther north than Rajasthan's.
- Rajasthan is the largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 11% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- New Mexico lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 870 km) north of Rajasthan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Rajasthan would have about 5,000 m² and each person in New Mexico about 148,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Rajasthan and New Mexico would cover 658,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 70.7 million people, 1.03× as many people as France.
Side by side
| Rajasthan | New Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² | 315,000 km²122,000 mi² |
| Official area | 342,000 km²Wikidata | 315,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 36in India | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 36in India | 36th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 200 per km² | 6.7 per km² |
| Capital | Jaipur | Santa Fe |
| Latitude range | 23°N to 30°N | 31°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 315,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 315,000 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