Country size comparison
compared to
North Carolina is about 1.2 times bigger than Guatemala.
Guatemala is approximately 108,889 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 16% larger than Guatemala. Meanwhile, the population of Guatemala is ~17.7 million people (8.2 million fewer people live in North Carolina).
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