State size comparison
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Connecticut is about 1.6 times smaller than Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 61.79% the size of Massachusetts. Meanwhile, the population of Massachusetts is ~6.5 million people (3.0 million fewer people live in Connecticut).
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