State size comparison

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Michigan is about 1.2 times bigger than Minnesota.

Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 21% larger than Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.3 million people (4.6 million more people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Minnesota vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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