State size comparison
compared to
New Jersey is about 13 times smaller than Michigan.
Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, while New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, making New Jersey 7.67% the size of Michigan. Meanwhile, the population of Michigan is ~10.1 million people (579,669 fewer people live in New Jersey).
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