Country size comparison
compared to
Laos is about 1.4 times bigger than Washington.
Washington is approximately 172,348 sq km, while Laos is approximately 236,800 sq km, making Laos 37% larger than Washington. Meanwhile, the population of Washington is ~6.7 million people (1.0 million more people live in Laos).
This to-scale comparison of
Washington
vs.
Laos
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