Country size comparison
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South Carolina is about 2.6 times bigger than Lesotho.
Lesotho is approximately 30,355 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 157% larger than Lesotho. Meanwhile, the population of Lesotho is ~2.2 million people (2.4 million more people live in South Carolina).
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