State size comparison
compared to
California is about 2.3 times bigger than North Dakota.
North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 126% larger than North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~799,358 people (38.6 million more people live in California).
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