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Minnesota vs Japan Geography
Land area: Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area: Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length: Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 3.8 times (282%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width: Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 4.4 times (336%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point: Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 10,096 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point: Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 614 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Japan Population and History
Population: Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 21.2 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density: Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 12.0 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city: Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 31.5 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 Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 8.9 times (789%) 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. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,198 years.
Minnesota vs Japan Economy
GDP: Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 8.7 times (774%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita: Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (144%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Minnesota: $75,603 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Minnesota's average income is 2.0 times (97%) higher than Japan's.
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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.