Country size comparison
compared to
Svalbard is about 2.8 times smaller than Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 36.0% the size of Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (6.7 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
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Washington
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Svalbard
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