State size comparison
compared to
Alaska is about 8 times bigger than North Dakota.
North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, making Alaska 729% larger than North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~672,591 people (37,640 more people live in Alaska).
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