United Kingdom is 1.08× the size of Minnesota
United Kingdom (Europe) covers about 244,000 km² (94,100 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.
- 244,000km²United Kingdom
- 225,000km²Minnesota
200 km
- United Kingdom
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 92% of the size of United Kingdom.
- United Kingdom is larger by 19,000 km² (7,340 mi²), which is 8.5% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Kingdom is about 7.95, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- United Kingdom also has the larger population: 67.3 million against 5.7 million, 11.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 276 in United Kingdom against 25 in Minnesota: United Kingdom is 10.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: United Kingdom at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows United Kingdom as 1.50× the size of Minnesota instead of 1.08×.
- Together United Kingdom and Minnesota cover 469,000 km², close to the size of Turkmenistan (471,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 19,000 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, United Kingdom would have 6.2 million people (it has 67.3 million). At United Kingdom's density, Minnesota would have 62.1 million (it has 5.7 million).
- United Kingdom's centre is 7.7° of latitude, about 860 km, farther north than Minnesota's.
- United Kingdom ranks 80th 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.
- United Kingdom lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 859 km) north of Minnesota.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Kingdom would have about 3,620 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, United Kingdom and Minnesota would cover 469,000 km², about the same size as Turkmenistan.
- Together they have 73.0 million people, 1.06× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Minnesota would rank 84th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| United Kingdom | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 244,000 km²94,100 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 242,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 79th of 239worldwide | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 67.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 237worldwide | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 276 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | London | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 61°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 242,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 244,000 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