Norway is 1.70× the size of Minnesota
Norway (Europe) covers about 382,000 km² (147,000 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.
- 382,000km²Norway
- 225,000km²Minnesota
500 km
- Norway
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 59% of the size of Norway.
- Norway is larger by 157,000 km² (60,700 mi²), which is 70% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Norway is about 12.5, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Norway is larger, but Minnesota has the larger population: 5.7 million against 5.6 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 25 in Minnesota against 15 in Norway: Minnesota is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Norway at 66°N is drawn about 6.2× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Norway as 5.06× the size of Minnesota instead of 1.70×.
- Together Norway and Minnesota cover 607,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 157,000 km², is about the size of Tunisia (157,000 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Norway would have 9.7 million people (it has 5.6 million). At Norway's density, Minnesota would have 3.3 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Norway's centre is 20.1° of latitude, about 2,230 km, farther north than Minnesota's.
- Norway ranks 63rd 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.
- Norway lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,230 km) north of Minnesota.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Norway would have about 67,890 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Norway and Minnesota would cover 607,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 11.3 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Minnesota would rank 84th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Norway | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 382,000 km²147,000 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 385,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 62nd of 239worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2026 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 117th of 237worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 15 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Oslo | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 58°N to 81°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 385,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 382,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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