State size comparison
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Washington is about 1.5 times bigger than Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, while Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, making Washington 48% larger than Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the population of Pennsylvania is ~12.7 million people (6.0 million fewer people live in Washington).
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