State size comparison
compared to
South Carolina is about 3.1 times bigger than Maryland.
Maryland is approximately 25,314 sq km, while South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, making South Carolina 208% larger than Maryland. Meanwhile, the population of Maryland is ~5.8 million people (1.1 million fewer people live in South Carolina).
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