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Illinois vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 3.9 times (285%) larger than Illinois'.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Illinois'.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 2.0 times (97%) longer than Illinois'.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.8 times (82%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 1,498 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Illinois vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Illinois' population is 8.4 times (744%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Illinois' population density is 32.7 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Chicago's population is 3.6 times (263%) larger than Winnipeg's.
Largest metro area
- Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's population is 11.3 times larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 52 years.
Illinois vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 16.4 times larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 1.9 times (92%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Illinois official website · Manitoba official website
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