State size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 174 times bigger than Austin.

Austin is approximately 829 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 17,273% larger than Austin.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Austin vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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