Michigan is 1.02× the size of Guinea
Michigan (state of the United States) covers about 250,000 km² (96,500 mi²) and Guinea (Africa) about 244,000 km² (94,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 250,000km²Michigan
- 244,000km²Guinea
200 km
- Michigan
- Guinea
What fits
- Guinea is 98% of the size of Michigan.
- Michigan is larger by 5,740 km² (2,220 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of Guinea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michigan is about 8.15, Guinea about 7.97.
How they differ
- Michigan is larger, but Guinea has the larger population: 17.5 million against 10.1 million, 1.74× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Guinea against 40 in Michigan: Guinea is 1.78× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,990 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Michigan at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Guinea at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Michigan as 1.97× the size of Guinea instead of 1.02×.
- Together Michigan and Guinea cover 494,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,740 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Guinea's density, Michigan would have 17.9 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Michigan's density, Guinea would have 9.8 million (it has 17.5 million).
- Michigan's centre is 34.4° of latitude, about 3,830 km, farther north than Guinea'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.
- Guinea ranks 79th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Michigan lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,830 km) north of Guinea.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michigan would have about 24,810 m² and each person in Guinea about 13,940 m².
- Laid side by side, Michigan and Guinea would cover 494,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 27.6 million people, about as many people as Australia.
- Counted as a country, Michigan would rank 78th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Michigan | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 250,000 km²96,500 mi² | 244,000 km²94,300 mi² |
| Official area | 250,000 km²Wikidata | 246,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 51in the United States | 78th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 17.5 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 51in the United States | 69th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 40 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Lansing | Conakry |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 48°N | 7°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. 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 246,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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