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Minnesota vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- United Kingdom's land area is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- United Kingdom's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Minnesota's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- United Kingdom's north-south length is 1.8 times (83%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- United Kingdom's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,121 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 611 feet lower.
Minnesota vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 12.0 times larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 10.2 times higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; United Kingdom's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 20.6 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 United Kingdom's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 2.8 times (177%) 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.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 57 years.
Minnesota vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 7.9 times (688%) larger than Minnesota's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (52%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Minnesota: $75,603 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Minnesota's average income is 1.4 times (39%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
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