State size comparison

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Michigan is about 1.4 times bigger than North Dakota.

North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, making Michigan 40% larger than North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~672,591 people (9.2 million more people live in Michigan).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of North Dakota vs. Michigan uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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