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Hawaii vs New Mexico Geography
Land area
- Hawaii has a land area of 6,423 square miles (16,634 km²), while New Mexico has 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 18.9 times larger than Hawaii's.
Total area
- Hawaii: 10,970 square miles (28,412 km²) vs New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 11.1 times larger than Hawaii's.
Length
- Hawaii is 333 miles (536 km) long from north to south; New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 1.2 times (19%) longer than Hawaii's.
Width
- Hawaii spans 386 miles (621 km) east to west; New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 1.3 times (29%) wider than Hawaii's.
Highest point
- Hawaii's highest point is Mauna Kea at 13,795 feet (4,205 m); New Mexico's is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m).
- Mauna Kea is 645 feet higher than Wheeler Peak.
Lowest point
- Hawaii's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; New Mexico's is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet.
- Hawaii's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
Hawaii vs New Mexico Population and History
Population
- Hawaii has a population of 1,446,146 (2024), while New Mexico has 2,130,256 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.5 times (47%) larger than Hawaii's.
Population density
- Hawaii: 225.2 people per square mile vs New Mexico: 17.6.
- Hawaii's population density is 12.8 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- Hawaii's biggest city is Honolulu with 344,967 people; New Mexico's is Albuquerque with 560,326.
- Albuquerque's population is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Honolulu's.
Largest metro area
- Hawaii's largest metropolitan area is Urban Honolulu, HI metro area (998,747 people) vs New Mexico's Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303).
- Urban Honolulu, HI metro area's population is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- Hawaii: Admitted to the Union on August 21, 1959, as the 50th state.
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- In its current form, New Mexico is the older of the two by 47 years.
Hawaii vs New Mexico Economy
GDP
- Hawaii's GDP is $117.6 billion (2024) vs New Mexico's $147.1 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Hawaii's.
GDP per capita
- Hawaii: $81,339 per person vs New Mexico: $69,046.
- Hawaii's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (18%) higher than New Mexico's.
Average income
- Hawaii: $71,019 vs New Mexico: $58,249 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Hawaii's average income is 1.2 times (22%) higher than New Mexico's.
Hawaii vs New Mexico Counties
Number of counties
- Hawaii has 5 counties, while New Mexico has 33.
- New Mexico's county count is 6.6 times (560%) higher than Hawaii's.
Biggest county by area
- Hawaii's largest county is Hawaii County at 4,028 square miles; New Mexico's is Catron County at 6,924 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Hawaii County's.
Smallest county by area
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (12 sq mi) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 9.1 times (809%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Most populous county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County (998,747 people) vs New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people).
- Honolulu County's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Bernalillo County's.
Least populous county
- Hawaii: Kalawao County (81 people) vs New Mexico: Harding County (635 people).
- Harding County's population is 7.8 times (684%) larger than Kalawao County's.
Richest county
- Hawaii: Honolulu County ($74,681 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378).
- Los Alamos County's income is 1.3 times (32%) richer than Honolulu County's.
Poorest county
- Hawaii: Hawaii County ($57,694 per capita income) vs New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397).
- Hawaii County's income is 1.6 times (59%) richer than Cibola County's.
Hawaii vs New Mexico Taxes
State income tax
- Hawaii has a top income tax rate of 11%, while New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%.
- Hawaii's top rate is 5.1 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Hawaii: 0.27% effective rate vs New Mexico: 0.63% of home value per year.
- New Mexico's rate is 0.36 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Hawaii: 4.5% combined state and average local rate vs New Mexico: 7.68%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 3.18 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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