State size comparison
compared to
Connecticut is about 1.5 times smaller than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, making Connecticut 65.32% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (5.2 million fewer people live in Connecticut).
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