State size comparison
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Pennsylvania is about 4.6 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, making Pennsylvania 359% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (6.9 million more people live in Pennsylvania).
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