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State size comparison

  1. State Size Comparison
  2. District of Columbia vs. Maryland
District of Columbia, USA
compared to
Maryland, USA
Quality of life Cost of living Size comparison

District of Columbia is about 143 times smaller than Maryland.

Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while District of Columbia is approximately 177 sq km, making District of Columbia 0.7% the size of Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (5.2 million fewer people live in District of Columbia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Maryland vs. District of Columbia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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