State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 1.3 times smaller than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 75.89% the size of Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (3.0 million more people live in New Jersey).
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