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Minnesota vs England Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 1.6 times (58%) larger than England's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than England's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- Minnesota and England have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- Minnesota and England have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Scafell Pike is 917 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 611 feet lower.
Minnesota vs England Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 9.8 times (876%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 15.5 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 20.6 times larger than Minneapolis'.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 931 years.
Minnesota vs England Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 4.4 times (343%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (120%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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