State size comparison
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Washington is about 1.3 times bigger than Alabama.
Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 31% larger than Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (1.9 million more people live in Washington).
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