State size comparison

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Alaska is about 6 times bigger than Wyoming.

Wyoming is approximately 251,489 sq km, while Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km, making Alaska 489% larger than Wyoming. Meanwhile, the population of Wyoming is ~563,626 people (146,605 more people live in Alaska).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Wyoming vs. Alaska uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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