State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 1.5 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 53% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (5.2 million more people live in New Jersey).
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