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Michigan vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Michigan has a land area of 56,611 square miles (146,622 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 6.3 times (526%) larger than Michigan's.
Total area
- Michigan: 96,713 square miles (250,486 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Michigan's.
Length
- Michigan is 489 miles (786 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 2.2 times (122%) longer than Michigan's.
Width
- Michigan spans 453 miles (728 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.2 times (124%) wider than Michigan's.
Highest point
- Michigan's highest point is Mount Arvon at 2,014 feet (614 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Ishpatina Ridge is 260 feet higher than Mount Arvon.
Lowest point
- Michigan's lowest point is Lake Erie at 571 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Ontario's lowest point is 571 feet lower.
Michigan vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Michigan has a population of 10,140,459 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 1.6 times (59%) larger than Michigan's.
Population density
- Michigan: 179.1 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Michigan's population density is 3.9 times (294%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Michigan's biggest city is Detroit with 645,705 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 4.3 times (333%) larger than Detroit's.
Largest metro area
- Michigan's largest metropolitan area is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area (4,400,578 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area's.
History
- Michigan: Admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837, as the 26th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Michigan is the older of the two by 30 years.
Michigan vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Michigan's GDP is $702.5 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Michigan's.
GDP per capita
- Michigan: $69,274 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Michigan's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (28%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
Michigan official website · Ontario official website
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