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Minnesota vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 79.4 times larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 75.9 times larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 7.3 times (627%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 10.7 times wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,218 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 693 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 25.2 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Minnesota's population density is 3.1 times (215%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 30.8 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 Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 3.9 times (287%) 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.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 133 years.
Minnesota vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 5.0 times (404%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 5.0 times (399%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 4.7 times (374%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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