State size comparison
compared to
Missouri is about 1.4 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Missouri is approximately 178,414 sq km, making Missouri 41% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (3.5 million fewer people live in Missouri).
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