State size comparison

compared to

Nebraska is about 338 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Nebraska is approximately 199,099 sq km, making Nebraska 33,656% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Nebraska uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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