State size comparison
compared to
Arkansas is about 2.2 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, making Arkansas 116% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (1.1 million more people live in Arkansas).
This to-scale comparison of
West Virginia
vs.
Arkansas
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