State size comparison
compared to
South Carolina is about 1.4 times smaller than Louisiana.
Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 69.12% the size of Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.5 million people (91,992 more people live in South Carolina).
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