State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 5 times smaller than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 18.73% the size of Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (790,870 more people live in New Jersey).
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