Country size comparison

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Michigan is about 5 times smaller than Niger.

Niger is approximately 1,267,000 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 19.77% the size of Niger. Meanwhile, the population of Niger is ~24.5 million people (14.6 million fewer people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Niger vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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