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Louisiana vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 4.9 times (395%) larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 4.8 times (378%) larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 2.5 times (155%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.4 times (45%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 2,197 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Louisiana's lowest point is 8 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Louisiana's population is 3.1 times (205%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Louisiana's population density is 15.2 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 58 years.
Louisiana vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Louisiana's economic output is 4.7 times (369%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · Manitoba official website
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