Michigan is 1.06× the size of Romania
Michigan (state of the United States) covers about 250,000 km² (96,500 mi²) and Romania (Europe) about 236,000 km² (91,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 250,000km²Michigan
- 236,000km²Romania
200 km
- Michigan
- Romania
What fits
- Romania is 95% of the size of Michigan.
- Michigan is larger by 13,700 km² (5,280 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Romania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michigan is about 8.15, Romania about 7.71.
How they differ
- Michigan is larger, but Romania has the larger population: 19.1 million against 10.1 million, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 81 in Romania against 40 in Michigan: Romania is 2.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,850 km apart.
- Together Michigan and Romania cover 486,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,700 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Romania's density, Michigan would have 20.2 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Michigan's density, Romania would have 9.5 million (it has 19.1 million).
- Romania's centre is 1.0° of latitude, about 110 km, farther north than Michigan'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.
- Romania ranks 83rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 45°N and 46°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michigan would have about 24,810 m² and each person in Romania about 12,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Michigan and Romania would cover 486,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 29.1 million people, about as many people as Nepal.
- Counted as a country, Michigan would rank 78th by area and 92nd by population.
Side by side
| Michigan | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 250,000 km²96,500 mi² | 236,000 km²91,300 mi² |
| Official area | 250,000 km²Wikidata | 238,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 51in the United States | 82nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 19.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 51in the United States | 66th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 40 per km² | 81 per km² |
| Capital | Lansing | Bucharest |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 48°N | 44°N to 48°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 238,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 236,000 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