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Minnesota vs India Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while India has 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²).
- India's land area is 14.4 times larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- India's total area is 14.6 times larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km).
- India's north-south length is 4.6 times (364%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km).
- India's east-west width is 5.1 times (409%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); India's is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 25,877 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; India's is Kuttanad at -7 feet.
- India's lowest point is 608 feet lower.
Minnesota vs India Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while India has 1,429,404,000 (2026).
- India's population is 246.7 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs India: 1,245.2.
- India's population density is 17.1 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; India's is Delhi with 16,753,235.
- Delhi's population is 39.1 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 India's Delhi (30,222,405).
- Delhi's population is 8.0 times (704%) 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.
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 89 years.
Minnesota vs India Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs India's $3,956.1 billion.
- India's economic output is 7.8 times (679%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs India: $2,703.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 32.4 times higher than India's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs India: $2,760 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 27.4 times higher than India's.
Official Websites
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