Country size comparison

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South Carolina is about 1.9 times bigger than Netherlands.

Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 88% larger than Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of Netherlands is ~17.4 million people (12.8 million fewer people live in South Carolina).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Netherlands vs. South Carolina uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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