State size comparison

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Minnesota is about 1.6 times bigger than Alabama.

Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, making Minnesota 57% larger than Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (524,189 more people live in Minnesota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alabama vs. Minnesota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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