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Iowa vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 3.8 times (283%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 4.4 times (344%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 3.6 times (255%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 1,061 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 480 feet lower.
Iowa vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Iowa's population is 2.2 times (115%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Iowa's population density is 8.3 times (729%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 3.5 times (252%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 24 years.
Iowa vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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