State size comparison
compared to
Delaware is about 12 times smaller than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Delaware is approximately 5,060 sq km, making Delaware 8.11% the size of West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (955,060 fewer people live in Delaware).
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