Michigan is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Michigan and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Michigan bigger than Latvia?
The total area of Michigan is 96,716 sq mi, and the total area of Latvia is 24,983 sq mi. Michigan is bigger than Latvia by 71,733 sq mi. Michigan is around 3.87 times bigger than Latvia.
Area of Michigan: 96,716 sq mi ( 250,493 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 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 Latvia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 1,901,548.
Here is some more data comparison between Michigan and Latvia.
The capital city of Michigan is Lansing, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Michigan: English
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
Michigan: Michigander, Michiganian
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
Michigan: US-MI
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of Michigan as of 2019: 0.918
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
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)
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Michigan:
44° 20′ 48.12″ N, 85° 24′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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