New Mexico is a state located in the Southwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Mexico is a country in the Southern Portion of North America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Mexico and Mexico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Mexico bigger than Mexico?
The total area of New Mexico is 121,591 sq mi, and the total area of Mexico is 761,610 sq mi. New Mexico is smaller than Mexico by 640,019 sq mi. New Mexico is around 6.26 times smaller than Mexico.
Area of New Mexico: 121,591 sq mi (314,918 km2)
Area of Mexico: 761,610 sq mi ( 1,972,550 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Mexico as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,115,877.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Mexico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 128,932,753.
Here is some more data comparison between New Mexico and Mexico.
The capital city of New Mexico is Santa Fe and the capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.
Official Languages
New Mexico: English
Mexico: Spanish
Demonym(s)
New Mexico: New Mexican
Mexico: Mexican
ISO 3166 Code
New Mexico: US-NM
Mexico: MX
New Mexico Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Mexico Time Zone:
UTC -8 to -5 (Time in Mexico)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 to – 5
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Mexico:
34° 24′ 25.56″ N, 106° 6′ 45.36″ W
Coordinates of Mexico:
23° 0′ 0″ N, 102° 0′ 0″ W
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