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Minnesota vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 1.9 times (88%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.4 times (43%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 438 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Minnesota's population is 3.8 times (285%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Minnesota's population density is 10.4 times higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 1.7 times (75%) 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 Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 4.5 times (350%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 12 years.
Minnesota vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 7.2 times (623%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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