Country size comparison

compared to

Michigan is about 1.5 times smaller than Japan.

Japan is approximately 377,915 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 66.28% the size of Japan. Meanwhile, the population of Japan is ~124.2 million people (114.3 million fewer people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Japan vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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