State size comparison
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Massachusetts is about 1.6 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, making Massachusetts 62% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (3.0 million more people live in Massachusetts).
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