State size comparison
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New York is about 6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 537% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (10.6 million more people live in New York).
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