State size comparison
California, USA
compared to
Michigan, USA
California is about 1.6 times bigger than Michigan.
Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, while California is approximately 403,882 sq km, making California 61% larger than Michigan. Meanwhile, the population of Michigan is ~9.9 million people (27.4 million more people live in California).
We have positioned the outline of Michigan near the middle of California.
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This to-scale comparison of
Michigan
vs.
California
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