Connecticut is about 40 times bigger than Malta.

Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 3,871% larger than Malta. Meanwhile, the population of Malta is ~464,186 people (3.1 million more people live in Connecticut).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malta vs. Connecticut uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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