Country size comparison
compared to
Michigan is around the same size as New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 93.18% the size of New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (4.8 million more people live in Michigan).
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