State size comparison
compared to
Illinois is about 1.9 times bigger than South Carolina.
South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km,
while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making
Illinois 85% larger than South Carolina.
Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people
(8.2 million more people live in Illinois).
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