State size comparison
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North Carolina is about 1.6 times bigger than South Carolina.
South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, while North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, making North Carolina 62% larger than South Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people (4.9 million more people live in North Carolina).
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