State size comparison
California, USA
compared to
New Jersey, USA
California is about 21 times bigger than New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 2,002% larger than New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (28.5 million more people live in California).
We have positioned the outline of New Jersey near the middle of California.
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This to-scale comparison of
New Jersey
vs.
California
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