The map above shows North Dakota and Wisconsin side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
North Dakota vs Wisconsin Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Wisconsin has 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km).
- Wisconsin's north-south length is 1.1 times (9%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.3 times (26%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Wisconsin's is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m).
- White Butte is 1,554 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Wisconsin's is Lake Michigan at 577 feet.
- Wisconsin's lowest point is 177 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Wisconsin Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Wisconsin has 5,960,975 (2024).
- Wisconsin's population is 7.5 times (648%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Wisconsin: 110.0.
- Wisconsin's population density is 9.6 times (857%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Wisconsin's is Milwaukee with 563,531.
- Milwaukee's population is 4.1 times (313%) larger than Fargo's.
Largest metro area
- North Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Fargo, ND-MN metro area (267,793 people) vs Wisconsin's Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952).
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 14.0 times larger than Fargo, ND-MN metro area's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th state.
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state.
- In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 41 years.
North Dakota vs Wisconsin Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Wisconsin's $453.3 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 5.7 times (466%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Wisconsin: $76,044.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Average income
- North Dakota: $71,749 vs Wisconsin: $67,755 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- North Dakota's average income is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Wisconsin's.
North Dakota vs Wisconsin Counties
Number of counties
- North Dakota has 53 counties, while Wisconsin has 72.
- Wisconsin's county count is 1.4 times (36%) higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest county by area
- North Dakota's largest county is McKenzie County at 2,760 square miles; Wisconsin's is Marathon County at 1,545 square miles.
- McKenzie County's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Marathon County's.
Smallest county by area
- North Dakota: Eddy County (630 sq mi) vs Wisconsin: Pepin County (232 sq mi).
- Eddy County's land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Pepin County's.
Most populous county
- North Dakota: Cass County (200,945 people) vs Wisconsin: Milwaukee County (924,740 people).
- Milwaukee County's population is 4.6 times (360%) larger than Cass County's.
Least populous county
- North Dakota: Slope County (660 people) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County (4,286 people).
- Menominee County's population is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Slope County's.
Richest county
- North Dakota: Dunn County ($99,793 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Ozaukee County ($109,947).
- Ozaukee County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Dunn County's.
Poorest county
- North Dakota: Sioux County ($33,782 per capita income) vs Wisconsin: Menominee County ($43,696).
- Menominee County's income is 1.3 times (29%) richer than Sioux County's.
North Dakota vs Wisconsin Taxes
State income tax
- North Dakota has a top income tax rate of 2.5%, while Wisconsin has a top income tax rate of 7.65%.
- Wisconsin's top rate is 5.15 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- North Dakota: 0.96% effective rate vs Wisconsin: 1.25% of home value per year.
- Wisconsin's rate is 0.29 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- North Dakota: 7.09% combined state and average local rate vs Wisconsin: 5.72%.
- North Dakota's combined rate is 1.37 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
North Dakota official website · Wisconsin official website
Download the North Dakota vs Wisconsin Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All North Dakota size comparisons · All Wisconsin size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.