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Minnesota vs British Columbia Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²). British Columbia's land area is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 2.5 times (149%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 3.5 times (246%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m). Mount Fairweather is 13,007 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. British Columbia's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs British Columbia Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026). Minnesota and British Columbia have about the same population.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8. Minnesota's population density is 4.6 times (360%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248. Vancouver's population is 1.5 times (55%) 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 British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 1.4 times (42%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History: Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state. British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 13 years.
Minnesota vs British Columbia Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion. Minnesota's economic output is 1.6 times (62%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (59%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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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.