State size comparison
compared to
Alaska is about 77 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, making Alaska 7,611% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (8.1 million fewer people live in Alaska).
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