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New Mexico vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 117.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 78.7 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 6.5 times (548%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 11.9 times wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 12,339 feet higher than Jerimoth Hill.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Rhode Island's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- New Mexico's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 61.1 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Albuquerque's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Providence's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 122 years.
New Mexico vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- New Mexico's economic output is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- New Mexico and Rhode Island have about the same GDP per capita.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.2 times (21%) higher than New Mexico's.
New Mexico vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- New Mexico has 33 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- New Mexico's county count is 6.6 times (560%) higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- New Mexico's largest county is Catron County at 6,924 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Catron County's land area is 16.9 times larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County (109 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Los Alamos County's land area is 4.5 times (353%) larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- New Mexico: Bernalillo County (671,747 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Bernalillo County and Providence County have about the same population.
Least populous county
- New Mexico: Harding County (635 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 79.0 times larger than Harding County's.
Richest county
- New Mexico: Los Alamos County ($98,378 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Los Alamos County and Bristol County have about the same income.
Poorest county
- New Mexico: Cibola County ($36,397 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 1.7 times (68%) richer than Cibola County's.
New Mexico vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- New Mexico has a top income tax rate of 5.9%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 0.09 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- New Mexico: 0.63% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.44 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- New Mexico: 7.68% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- New Mexico's combined rate is 0.68 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
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