State size comparison
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Pennsylvania is about 6 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, making Pennsylvania 504% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (3.9 million more people live in Pennsylvania).
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