Country size comparison

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District of Columbia is about 69 times smaller than Vanuatu.

Vanuatu is approximately 12,189 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 1.45% the size of Vanuatu. Meanwhile, the population of Vanuatu is ~308,043 people (293,680 more people live in District of Columbia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vanuatu vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Make 98.6% less money in Vanuatu
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