State size comparison
California, USA
compared to
West Virginia, USA
California is about 6 times bigger than West Virginia.
West Virginia is approximately 62,361 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 548% larger than West Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of West Virginia is ~1.9 million people (35.4 million more people live in California).
We have positioned the outline of West Virginia near the middle of California.
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This to-scale comparison of
West Virginia
vs.
California
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