Laos is 1.01× the size of Minnesota
Laos (Asia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,100 mi²) and Minnesota (state of the United States) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Laos
- 225,000km²Minnesota
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- Laos
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 99% of the size of Laos.
- Laos is larger by 3,330 km² (1,290 mi²), which is 1.5% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Laos is about 7.44, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Laos also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 5.7 million, 1.20× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 30 in Laos against 25 in Minnesota: Laos is 1.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Minnesota looks larger than Laos: Laos at 18°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Minnesota as 1.86× the size of Laos, when Laos is 1.01× the size of Minnesota.
- Together Laos and Minnesota cover 453,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,330 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Laos would have 5.8 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Laos's density, Minnesota would have 6.8 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Minnesota's centre is 27.8° of latitude, about 3,090 km, farther north than Laos's.
- Laos ranks 84th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Minnesota is the 12th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Minnesota lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,090 km) north of Laos.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Laos would have about 33,260 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Laos and Minnesota would cover 453,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 12.6 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Minnesota would rank 84th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Laos | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,100 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 237,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 83rd of 239worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2017 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 106th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 30 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 22°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 228,000 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 237,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12