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Minnesota vs Victoria Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²).
- Victoria's land area is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Minnesota's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota and Victoria have about the same total area.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km).
- Victoria's north-south length is 1.1 times (14%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km).
- Victoria's east-west width is 1.6 times (55%) wider than Minnesota's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m).
- Mount Bogong is 4,224 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Victoria's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Victoria Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025).
- Victoria's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Minnesota's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9.
- Victoria's population density is 1.1 times (11%) higher than Minnesota's.
Largest metro area
- Minnesota's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590).
- Greater Melbourne's population is 1.4 times (45%) 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.
- Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851.
- In its current form, Minnesota is the older of the two by 43 years.
Minnesota vs Victoria Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Victoria's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Victoria: $57,162.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (53%) higher than Victoria's.
Official Websites
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