State size comparison
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Kentucky is about 1.6 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Kentucky is approximately 102,896 sq km, making Kentucky 65% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (2.5 million more people live in Kentucky).
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