State size comparison

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Iowa is around the same size as Florida.

Florida is approximately 139,670 sq km, while Iowa is approximately 144,701 sq km, making Iowa 4% larger than Florida. Meanwhile, the population of Florida is ~18.8 million people (15.8 million fewer people live in Iowa).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Florida vs. Iowa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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