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Colorado vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 2.1 times (106%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 1.6 times (64%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Mount Elbert is 11,692 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 3,326 feet lower.
Colorado vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Colorado's population is 4.0 times (296%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Colorado's population density is 8.2 times (721%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Denver and Winnipeg have about the same population.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 3.7 times (266%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 6 years.
Colorado vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 7.9 times (694%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (99%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Manitoba official website
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