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New Mexico vs Spain Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Spain's land area is 1.6 times (59%) larger than New Mexico's.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Spain's total area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than New Mexico's.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Spain's north-south length is 1.4 times (38%) longer than New Mexico's.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than New Mexico's.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 962 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs Spain Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 23.4 times larger than New Mexico's.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 14.7 times higher than New Mexico's.
Biggest city
- New Mexico's biggest city is Albuquerque with 560,326 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 5.8 times (483%) larger than Albuquerque's.
Largest metro area
- New Mexico's largest metropolitan area is Albuquerque, NM metro area (926,303 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 7.0 times (601%) larger than Albuquerque, NM metro area's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 433 years.
New Mexico vs Spain Economy
GDP
- New Mexico's GDP is $147.1 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 13.0 times larger than New Mexico's.
GDP per capita
- New Mexico: $69,046 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- New Mexico's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Spain's.
Average income
- New Mexico: $58,249 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Mexico's average income is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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