State size comparison
compared to
Ohio is about 1.7 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Ohio is approximately 106,056 sq km, making Ohio 70% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (9.7 million more people live in Ohio).
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