Country size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 1.3 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 28% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (924,056 fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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