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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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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.