State size comparison
compared to
Nevada is about 2.8 times bigger than Virginia.
Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, making Nevada 177% larger than Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.0 million people (5.3 million fewer people live in Nevada).
This to-scale comparison of
Virginia
vs.
Nevada
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