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Minnesota vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 4.4 times (345%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 4.8 times (378%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 2.7 times (166%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.8 times (181%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Eagle Mountain is 18 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Ontario's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- Ontario's population is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- Minnesota's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- Toronto's population is 6.5 times (552%) 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 Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- Toronto CMA's population is 1.7 times (65%) 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.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 9 years.
Minnesota vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (62%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
Minnesota official website · Ontario official website
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