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Nebraska vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 1.5 times (54%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Panorama Point is 2,698 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Nebraska's population is 1.3 times (33%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Nebraska's population density is 3.7 times (273%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 3 years.
Nebraska vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Nebraska's economic output is 2.7 times (170%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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