Utah is about 1.7 times bigger than North Carolina.

North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Utah is approximately 212,751 sq km, making Utah 69% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~11.2 million people (7.7 million fewer people live in Utah).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Carolina vs. Utah uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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