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Georgia vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Georgia has a land area of 57,717 square miles (149,486 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 2.1 times (110%) larger than Georgia's.
Total area
- Georgia: 59,423 square miles (153,905 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Georgia's.
Length
- Georgia is 326 miles (525 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Georgia's.
Width
- Georgia spans 343 miles (553 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.5 times (45%) wider than Georgia's.
Highest point
- Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,778 feet (1,456 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 8,372 feet higher than Brasstown Bald.
Lowest point
- Georgia's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Georgia's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Georgia vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Georgia has a population of 11,180,878 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- Georgia's population is 5.2 times (425%) larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- Georgia: 193.7 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Georgia's population density is 11.0 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Georgia's biggest city is Atlanta with 520,070 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Atlanta's.
Largest metro area
- Georgia's largest metropolitan area is Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area (6,411,149 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area's population is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Georgia: Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788, as the 4th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, Georgia is the older of the two by 124 years.
Georgia vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Georgia's GDP is $881.5 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- Georgia's economic output is 6.0 times (499%) larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- Georgia: $78,841 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Georgia's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Georgia: $63,006 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Georgia's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than New Mexico's.
Georgia vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Georgia has 159 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- Georgia's county count is 4.8 times (382%) higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest county by area
- Georgia's largest county is Ware County at 899 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 7.7 times (670%) larger than Ware County's.
Smallest county by area
- Georgia: Clarke County (119 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Clarke County's land area is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Los Alamos County's.
Most populous county
- Georgia: Fulton County (1,090,354 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Fulton County's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Georgia: Taliaferro County (1,620 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Taliaferro County's population is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- Georgia: Fulton County ($111,238 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Fulton County's income is 1.1 times (13%) richer than Los Alamos County's.
Poorest county
- Georgia: Wheeler County ($26,119 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Cibola County's income is 1.4 times (39%) richer than Wheeler County's.
Georgia vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Georgia has a top income tax rate of 5.19%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- New Mexico's top rate is 0.71 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Georgia: 0.74% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- Georgia's rate is 0.11 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Georgia: 7.56% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.12 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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