Country size comparison
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San Marino is about 2,372 times smaller than Iowa.
Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, while San Marino is approximately 61 sq km, making San Marino 0.04% the size of Iowa. Meanwhile, the population of Iowa is ~3.0 million people (3.0 million fewer people live in San Marino).
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Iowa is 31.1% more expensive than San Marino overall
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