Michigan is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Michigan and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Michigan bigger than Japan?
The total area of Michigan is 96,716 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Michigan is smaller than Japan by 49,221 sq mi. Michigan is around 1.51 times smaller than Japan.
Area of Michigan: 96,716 sq mi ( 250,493 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Michigan as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 10,050,811.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Japan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 125,836,021.
Here is some more data comparison between Michigan and Japan.
The capital city of Michigan is Lansing, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Michigan: English
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Michigan: Michigander, Michiganian
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Michigan: US-MI
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Michigan as of 2019: 0.918
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Michigan Time Zone:
Most of the state
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
4 counties
UTC – 5 (Central Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Central Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Michigan:
44° 20′ 48.12″ N, 85° 24′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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