State size comparison
compared to
West Virginia is about 3.2 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 225% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (6.9 million fewer people live in West Virginia).
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