Big Island of Hawaii is about 1.6 times smaller than Hawaii.

Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, while Big Island of Hawaii is approximately 10,434 km² (4,029 sq mi), making Big Island of Hawaii 62.72% the size of Hawaii.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Hawaii vs. Big Island of Hawaii uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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