State size comparison
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Arizona is about 15 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Arizona is approximately 294,312 sq km, making Arizona 1,432% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (2.4 million fewer people live in Arizona).
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