State size comparison
compared to
Washington is about 1.4 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 37% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (2.8 million fewer people live in Washington).
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