The map above shows California and Manitoba side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
California vs Manitoba Geography
Land area: California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²). Manitoba's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than California's.
Total area: California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water. Manitoba's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than California's.
Length: California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km). California and Manitoba have about the same north-south length.
Width: California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km). California's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point: California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m). Mount Whitney is 11,754 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point: California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet. California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Manitoba Population and History
Population: California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026). California's population is 26.2 times larger than Manitoba's.
Population density: California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0. California's population density is 36.1 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city: California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607. Los Angeles' population is 5.2 times (417%) larger than Winnipeg's.
Largest metro area: California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678). Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 15.5 times larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History: California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state. Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870. In its current form, California is the older of the two by 20 years.
California vs Manitoba Economy
GDP: California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion. California's economic output is 57.7 times larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita: California: $102,662 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034. California's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (118%) higher than Manitoba'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.