North Carolina is about 1.5 times bigger than Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan is approximately 86,600 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 46% larger than Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the population of Azerbaijan is ~10.4 million people (817,813 fewer people live in North Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Azerbaijan vs. North Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.