Country size comparison
compared to
Illinois is about 75 times bigger than Virgin Islands.
Virgin Islands is approximately 1,910 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 7,437% larger than Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, the population of Virgin Islands is ~105,413 people (12.7 million more people live in Illinois).
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