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Michigan vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Yukon's land area is 3.2 times (224%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area: Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Yukon's total area is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Michigan's.
Length: Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Yukon's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than Michigan's.
Width: Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 1.8 times (83%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point: Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 17,537 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point: Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Michigan's population is 213.1 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Michigan's population density is 597.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Detroit's population is 22.9 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 137.9 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 61 years.
Michigan vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Michigan's economic output is 219.5 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Michigan and Yukon have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.