Minnesota and Roraima are almost exactly the same size
Minnesota (state of the United States) covers about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²) and Roraima (state of Brazil) about 225,000 km² (86,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 225,000km²Minnesota
- 225,000km²Roraima
200 km
- Minnesota
- Roraima
What fits
- Roraima is 100% of the size of Minnesota.
- The measured areas differ by 33.8 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Minnesota is about 7.33, Roraima about 7.33.
How they differ
- Minnesota also has the larger population: 5.7 million against 637,000, 8.96× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Minnesota against 2.8 in Roraima: Minnesota is 8.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,860 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Minnesota at 46°N is drawn about 2.1× too large and Roraima at 2°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Minnesota as 2.09× the size of Roraima instead of 1.00×.
- Together Minnesota and Roraima cover 450,000 km², close to the size of Uzbekistan (448,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- At Roraima's density, Minnesota would have 637,000 people (it has 5.7 million). At Minnesota's density, Roraima would have 5.7 million (it has 637,000).
- Minnesota's centre is 44.2° of latitude, about 4,920 km, farther north than Roraima's.
- 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.
- Roraima is the 14th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Minnesota lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,920 km) north of Roraima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Minnesota would have about 39,390 m² and each person in Roraima about 352,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Minnesota and Roraima would cover 450,000 km², about the same size as Uzbekistan.
- Together they have 6.3 million people, about as many people as Bulgaria.
Side by side
| Minnesota | Roraima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 225,000 km²Wikidata | 224,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 51in the United States | 14th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 637,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 51in the United States | 27th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 25 per km² | 2.8 per km² |
| Capital | Saint Paul | Boa Vista |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 49°N | 1°S to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 225,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 225,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 224,000 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
- 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