Michigan is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Madagascar is an island country in Africa located in the Indian Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Michigan and Madagascar regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Michigan bigger than Madagascar?
The total area of Michigan is 96,716 sq mi, and the total area of Madagascar is 226,658 sq mi. Michigan is smaller than Madagascar by 129,942 sq mi. Michigan is around 2.34 times smaller than Madagascar.
Area of Michigan: 96,716 sq mi ( 250,493 km2 )
Area of Madagascar: 226,658 sq mi ( 587,041 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 Madagascar as of 2020, was estimated to be around 27,691,019.
Here is some more data comparison between Michigan and Madagascar.
The capital city of Michigan is Lansing, and the capital city of Madagascar is Antananarivo.
Official Languages
Michigan: English
Madagascar: Malagasy, French
Demonym(s)
Michigan: Michigander, Michiganian
Madagascar: Malagasy
ISO 3166 Code
Michigan: US-MI
Madagascar: MG
Human Development Index
HDI of Michigan as of 2019: 0.918
HDI of Madagascar as of 2019: 0.528
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)
Madagascar Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Michigan:
44° 20′ 48.12″ N, 85° 24′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Madagascar:
20° 0′ 0″ S, 47° 0′ 0″ E
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