State size comparison
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Michigan is about 2.1 times bigger than Mississippi.
Mississippi is approximately 121,489 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 106% larger than Mississippi. Meanwhile, the population of Mississippi is ~3.0 million people (6.9 million more people live in Michigan).
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