Country size comparison
compared to
California is about 1.4 times bigger than Philippines.
Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 35% larger than Philippines. Meanwhile, the population of Philippines is ~114.6 million people (77.3 million fewer people live in California).
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