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Michigan vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 6.3 times (531%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 3.8 times (277%) larger than Michigan's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 2.1 times (108%) longer than Michigan's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 2.7 times (175%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 13,285 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- British Columbia's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Michigan's population is 1.8 times (79%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Michigan's population density is 11.3 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Detroit and Vancouver have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 34 years.
Michigan vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Michigan's economic output is 2.2 times (124%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · British Columbia official website
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