State size comparison

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Colorado is about 2 times bigger than Alabama.

Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Colorado is approximately 268,627 sq km, making Colorado 104% larger than Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (249,460 more people live in Colorado).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alabama vs. Colorado uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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