Michigan is 1.01× the size of São Paulo
Michigan (state of the United States) covers about 250,000 km² (96,500 mi²) and São Paulo (state of Brazil) about 249,000 km² (96,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 250,000km²Michigan
- 249,000km²São Paulo
200 km
- Michigan
- São Paulo
What fits
- São Paulo is 99% of the size of Michigan.
- Michigan is larger by 1,410 km² (543 mi²), which is 0.6% of the area of São Paulo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michigan is about 8.15, São Paulo about 8.11.
How they differ
- Michigan is larger, but São Paulo has the larger population: 44.4 million against 10.1 million, 4.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 179 in São Paulo against 40 in Michigan: São Paulo is 4.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,350 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Michigan at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and São Paulo at 22°S about 1.2×, so the map shows Michigan as 1.71× the size of São Paulo instead of 1.01×.
- Together Michigan and São Paulo cover 499,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- At São Paulo's density, Michigan would have 44.7 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Michigan's density, São Paulo would have 10.0 million (it has 44.4 million).
- Michigan's centre is 67.1° of latitude, about 7,460 km, farther north than São Paulo'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.
- São Paulo is the 12th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Michigan lies about 67° of latitude (roughly 7,460 km) north of São Paulo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michigan would have about 24,810 m² and each person in São Paulo about 5,600 m².
- Laid side by side, Michigan and São Paulo would cover 499,000 km², about the same size as Spain.
- Together they have 54.5 million people, about as many people as Myanmar.
Side by side
| Michigan | São Paulo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 250,000 km²96,500 mi² | 249,000 km²96,000 mi² |
| Official area | 250,000 km²Wikidata | 248,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 51in the United States | 12th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 44.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 51in the United States | 1st of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 40 per km² | 179 per km² |
| Capital | Lansing | São Paulo |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 48°N | 25°S to 20°S |
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 248,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 249,000 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