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New Mexico vs Italy Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Italy's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico and Italy have about the same total area.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 1.9 times (86%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 1.4 times (39%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 2,628 feet higher than Wheeler Peak.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 2,852 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Italy Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 27.7 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 29.5 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 4.9 times (390%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Italy is the older of the two by 51 years.
New Mexico vs Italy Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 17.3 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Mexico's average income is 1.4 times (38%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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