State size comparison
compared to
Massachusetts is about 73 times smaller than Alaska.
Alaska is approximately 1,481,348 sq km,
while Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, making
Massachusetts 1.37% the size of Alaska.
Meanwhile, the population of Alaska is ~710,231 people
(5.8 million more people live in Massachusetts).
This to-scale comparison of
Alaska
vs.
Massachusetts
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
Note: Try dragging the outline to reposition.