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Indiana vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Indiana has a land area of 35,825 square miles (92,787 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Indiana's.
Total area
- Indiana: 36,421 square miles (94,331 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 3.3 times (234%) larger than Indiana's.
Length
- Indiana is 276 miles (444 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.4 times (43%) longer than Indiana's.
Width
- Indiana spans 193 miles (310 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 2.6 times (158%) wider than Indiana's.
Highest point
- Indiana's highest point is Hoosier Hill at 1,255 feet (383 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 11,895 feet higher than Hoosier Hill.
Lowest point
- Indiana's lowest point is Ohio River at 330 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Indiana's lowest point is 2,512 feet lower.
Indiana vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Indiana's population is 3.3 times (225%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Indiana: 193.3 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Indiana's population density is 11.0 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Indiana's biggest city is Indianapolis with 891,484 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Indianapolis' population is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- Indiana's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 10.2 times larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Indiana: Admitted to the Union on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Indiana is the older of the two by 96 years.
Indiana vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Indiana's GDP is $519.5 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Indiana's economic output is 3.5 times (253%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Indiana: $75,028 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Indiana's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Indiana: $64,077 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Indiana's average income is 1.1 times (10%) higher than New Mexico's.
Indiana vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Indiana has 92 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Indiana's county count is 2.8 times (179%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Indiana's largest county is Allen County at 657 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 10.5 times larger than Allen County's.
Smallest county by area
- Indiana: Ohio County (86 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Ohio County's.
Most populous county
- Indiana: Marion County (981,628 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Marion County's population is 1.5 times (46%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Indiana: Ohio County (5,996 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Ohio County's population is 9.4 times (844%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Indiana: Hamilton County ($104,283 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Hamilton County's income is 1.1 times (6%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Indiana: Miami County ($44,940 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Miami County's income is 1.2 times (23%) richer than Cibola County's.
Indiana vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Indiana has a top income tax rate of 2.95%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 2.95 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Indiana: 0.74% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Indiana's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Indiana: 7% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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