State size comparison
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Iowa is about 12 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 1,053% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (527,742 fewer people live in Iowa).
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