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New Mexico vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area
- New Mexico has a land area of 121,313 square miles (314,198 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²).
- New Mexico's land area is 908.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area
- New Mexico: 121,593 square miles (314,925 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Mexico's total area is 164.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length
- New Mexico is 395 miles (635 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km).
- New Mexico's north-south length is 8.4 times (740%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width
- New Mexico spans 498 miles (801 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km).
- New Mexico's east-west width is 9.6 times (858%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point
- New Mexico's highest point is Wheeler Peak at 13,150 feet (4,008 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m).
- Wheeler Peak is 11,595 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point
- New Mexico's lowest point is Red Bluff Reservoir at 2,842 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet.
- US Virgin Islands's lowest point is 2,842 feet lower.
New Mexico vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population
- New Mexico has a population of 2,130,256 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020).
- New Mexico's population is 24.4 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density
- New Mexico: 17.6 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3.
- US Virgin Islands' population density is 36.9 times higher than New Mexico's.
History
- New Mexico: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912, as the 47th state.
- US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark.
- In its current form, New Mexico is the older of the two by 5 years.
Official Websites
New Mexico official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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