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New Mexico vs Germany Geography
Land area: New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area: New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 1.1 times (14%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length: New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width: New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). New Mexico's east-west width is 1.3 times (25%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Wheeler Peak is 3,432 feet higher than Zugspitze.
Lowest point: New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 2,855 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Germany Population and History
Population: New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 39.2 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density: New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 35.2 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city: New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 6.9 times (592%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area: New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 6.7 times (569%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History: New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Germany is the older of the two by 41 years.
New Mexico vs Germany Economy
GDP: New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 34.3 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita: New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Germany: $60,496. New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: New Mexico: $58,249 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). New Mexico and Germany have about the same average income.
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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.