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Minnesota vs Brazil Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Brazil has 3,227,096 square miles (8,358,140 km²).
- Brazil's land area is 40.5 times larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Brazil: 3,287,956 square miles (8,515,767 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Brazil's total area is 37.8 times larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Brazil is 2,732 miles (4,396 km).
- Brazil's north-south length is 6.7 times (570%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Brazil spans 2,685 miles (4,321 km).
- Brazil's east-west width is 7.5 times (646%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Brazil's is Pico da Neblina at 9,826 feet (2,995 m).
- Pico da Neblina is 7,534 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Brazil's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Brazil's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Brazil Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Brazil has 214,211,951 (2026).
- Brazil's population is 37.0 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Brazil: 66.4.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Brazil's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Brazil's is São Paulo with 12,252,023.
- São Paulo's population is 28.6 times larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Brazil's São Paulo (18,949,790).
- São Paulo's population is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Brazil: Independent from Portugal since September 7, 1822.
- In its current form, Brazil is the older of the two by 36 years.
Minnesota vs Brazil Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Brazil's $2,279.9 billion.
- Brazil's economic output is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Brazil: $10,713.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 8.2 times (718%) higher than Brazil's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Brazil: $10,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 7.2 times (617%) higher than Brazil's.
Official Websites
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