State size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 87 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 8,579% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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