State size comparison

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Michigan is about 1.9 times bigger than Alabama.

Alabama is approximately 131,426 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 91% larger than Alabama. Meanwhile, the population of Alabama is ~4.8 million people (5.1 million more people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Alabama vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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