Michigan is 1.01× the size of Chihuahua
Michigan (state of the United States) covers about 250,000 km² (96,500 mi²) and Chihuahua (state of Mexico) about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 250,000km²Michigan
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
200 km
- Michigan
- Chihuahua
What fits
- Chihuahua is 99% of the size of Michigan.
- Michigan is larger by 2,060 km² (797 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Chihuahua.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michigan is about 8.15, Chihuahua about 8.09.
How they differ
- Michigan also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 3.6 million, 2.83× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 40 in Michigan against 14 in Chihuahua: Michigan is 2.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,550 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Michigan at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Chihuahua at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Michigan as 1.54× the size of Chihuahua instead of 1.01×.
- Together Michigan and Chihuahua cover 498,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- At Chihuahua's density, Michigan would have 3.6 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Michigan's density, Chihuahua would have 10.0 million (it has 3.6 million).
- Michigan's centre is 16.0° of latitude, about 1,780 km, farther north than Chihuahua's.
- Michigan is the 11th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.6% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Michigan lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,780 km) north of Chihuahua.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michigan would have about 24,810 m² and each person in Chihuahua about 69,720 m².
- Laid side by side, Michigan and Chihuahua would cover 498,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 13.6 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Michigan | Chihuahua | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 250,000 km²96,500 mi² | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² |
| Official area | 250,000 km²Wikidata | 247,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 51in the United States | 1st of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 51in the United States | 11th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 40 per km² | 14 per km² |
| Capital | Lansing | Chihuahua City |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 48°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2015. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 250,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 250,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12