Country size comparison
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California is about 3.6 times bigger than Benin.
Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 259% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (23.5 million more people live in California).
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