State size comparison
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New York is about 10 times bigger than Connecticut.
Connecticut is approximately 12,548 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 875% larger than Connecticut. Meanwhile, the population of Connecticut is ~3.6 million people (15.8 million more people live in New York).
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