Michigan is around the same size as Ghana.

Ghana is approximately 238,533 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 5% larger than Ghana. Meanwhile, the population of Ghana is ~33.1 million people (23.2 million fewer people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ghana vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.