State size comparison

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West Virginia is about 2.9 times smaller than North Dakota.

North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, making West Virginia 34.91% the size of North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~799,358 people (966,789 more people live in West Virginia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Dakota vs. West Virginia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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