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New Mexico vs Japan Geography
Land area: New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area: New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 1.2 times (20%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length: New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 3.9 times (294%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width: New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 3.1 times (215%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point: New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Wheeler Peak is 762 feet higher than Mount Fuji.
Lowest point: New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 2,855 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Japan Population and History
Population: New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 57.6 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density: New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 49.5 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city: New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 24.1 times larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area: New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 36.1 times larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History: New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,252 years.
New Mexico vs Japan Economy
GDP: New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 30.2 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita: New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Japan: $35,951. New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (92%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: New Mexico: $58,249 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Mexico's average income is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.