Country size comparison

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Illinois is about 1.3 times bigger than Guatemala.

Guatemala is approximately 108,889 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 32% larger than Guatemala. Meanwhile, the population of Guatemala is ~17.7 million people (4.9 million fewer people live in Illinois).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Guatemala vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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