# How big is New Mexico?

New Mexico covers 121,590 square miles (314,917 km²), 121,298 of them land. It is the fifth-biggest state, about the size of Poland.

- 121,590 square miles
- 314,917 km²
- 77.8 million acres
- 58.8 million football fields

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/new-mexico/

## New Mexico against Poland

Poland covers about 121,000 square miles, so New Mexico is about the same size. Drag New Mexico over Poland on the map above to compare.

## Almost square

It is about 371 miles long and 344 miles wide, almost as wide as it is long. About a third of its land is owned by the federal government.

## How it compares

- 78.7× the size of [Rhode Island](https://how-big-is.com/rhode-island/), the smallest state
- ≈ 1× about the same size as [Arizona](https://how-big-is.com/arizona/)
- 83% of the area of [Montana](https://how-big-is.com/montana/)
- 18% of the area of [Alaska](https://how-big-is.com/alaska/), the largest state
- 450× the size of [the Little Giant Fire](https://how-big-is.com/little-giant-fire/)
- 77.8 million [acres](https://how-big-is.com/an-acre/)
- 58.8 million [American football fields](https://how-big-is.com/a-football-field/)
- 44.1 million [soccer pitches](https://how-big-is.com/a-soccer-field/)
- 92,310× the size of [Central Park](https://how-big-is.com/central-park/)
- 640,569× the size of [Vatican City](https://how-big-is.com/vatican-city/)
- 35.1× the size of [Yellowstone National Park](https://how-big-is.com/yellowstone-national-park/)
- 637× the size of [Lake Tahoe](https://how-big-is.com/lake-tahoe/)
- 15% of the area of [Greenland](https://how-big-is.com/greenland/)
- 442× the size of [Anglesey](https://how-big-is.com/anglesey/)
- 551× the size of [the Isle of Man](https://how-big-is.com/isle-of-man/)

## Questions people ask

**How many square miles is New Mexico?**
121,590 square miles (314,917 km²), 121,298 of them land.

**Is New Mexico bigger than Arizona?**
Yes, by about 7%.

**Where does New Mexico rank by size?**
5th of the 50 states, by total area and by land area alike.

**How long is New Mexico?**
About 371 miles (597 km) long and 344 miles (554 km) wide.

**How big is New Mexico compared to Texas?**
About 45% of the size of Texas.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 121,590 square miles in all, 121,298 of them land, per the US Census Bureau. Outline: US Census Bureau (https://www.census.gov/geographies/mapping-files/time-series/geo/cartographic-boundary.html), licence: Public domain.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: US Census Bureau.