State size comparison

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Michigan is about 2 times bigger than North Carolina.

North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 99% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (348,157 more people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Carolina vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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