Tucson, Arizona is 18% larger than Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Area: 501 km2 calculated
Albuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, and it is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. Wikipedia
Area: 590 km2 calculated
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States, and home to the University of Arizona. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116, while the 2013 estimated population of the entire Tucson metropolitan area was 996,544. Wikipedia