Country size comparison

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Louisiana is about 11 times smaller than Niger.

Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 8.9% the size of Niger. Meanwhile, the population of Niger is ~24.5 million people (20.0 million fewer people live in Louisiana).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Niger vs. Louisiana uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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