State size comparison
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Massachusetts is about 1.2 times smaller than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Massachusetts is approximately 20,306 sq km, making Massachusetts 80.22% the size of Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (774,077 more people live in Massachusetts).
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