State size comparison
compared to
Michigan is about 1.2 times smaller than New Mexico.
New Mexico is approximately 314,310 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 79.7% the size of New Mexico. Meanwhile, the population of New Mexico is ~2.1 million people (7.8 million more people live in Michigan).
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