Michigan is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Michigan and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Michigan bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Michigan is 96,716 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Michigan is bigger than Sri Lanka by 71,386 sq mi. Michigan is around 3.82 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Michigan: 96,716 sq mi ( 250,493 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 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 Sri Lanka as of 2020, was estimated to be around 21,919,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Michigan and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Michigan is Lansing, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Michigan: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Michigan: Michigander, Michiganian
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Michigan: US-MI
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Michigan as of 2019: 0.918
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
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)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Michigan:
44° 20′ 48.12″ N, 85° 24′ 36.72″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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