State size comparison
compared to
Louisiana is about 1.6 times smaller than North Dakota.
North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, making Louisiana 63.16% the size of North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~672,591 people (3.9 million more people live in Louisiana).
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