State size comparison
Delaware, USA
compared to
Illinois, USA
Delaware is about 28 times smaller than Illinois.
Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Delaware is approximately 5,060 sq km, making Delaware 3.51% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (11.9 million fewer people live in Delaware).
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Illinois
vs.
Delaware
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