Country size comparison
compared to
Iowa is about 2,372 times bigger than San Marino.
San Marino is approximately 61 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 237,115% larger than San Marino. Meanwhile, the population of San Marino is ~34,682 people (3.0 million more people live in Iowa).
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San Marino is 5.8% cheaper than Iowa
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