State size comparison
compared to
Nebraska is about 1.6 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Nebraska is approximately 199,099 sq km, making Nebraska 58% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~11.2 million people (9.2 million fewer people live in Nebraska).
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