Country size comparison
compared to
South Carolina is about 1.3 times bigger than Svalbard.
Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 26% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (4.6 million more people live in South Carolina).
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Svalbard
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South Carolina
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