Uttar Pradesh is 1.07× the size of Minnesota
Uttar Pradesh (state of India) covers about 240,000 km² (92,800 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.
- 240,000km²Uttar Pradesh
- 225,000km²Minnesota
200 km
- Uttar Pradesh
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 94% of the size of Uttar Pradesh.
- Uttar Pradesh is larger by 15,500 km² (5,980 mi²), which is 6.9% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uttar Pradesh is about 7.83, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Uttar Pradesh also has the larger population: 246.3 million against 5.7 million, 43.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,025 in Uttar Pradesh against 25 in Minnesota: Uttar Pradesh is 40.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Minnesota looks larger than Uttar Pradesh: Uttar Pradesh at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Minnesota as 1.56× the size of Uttar Pradesh, when Uttar Pradesh is 1.07× the size of Minnesota.
- Together Uttar Pradesh and Minnesota cover 465,000 km², close to the size of Papua New Guinea (465,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Uttar Pradesh would have 6.1 million people (it has 246.3 million). At Uttar Pradesh's density, Minnesota would have 230.4 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Minnesota's centre is 19.4° of latitude, about 2,150 km, farther north than Uttar Pradesh's.
- Uttar Pradesh is the 4th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 7.6% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- 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 19° of latitude (roughly 2,150 km) north of Uttar Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uttar Pradesh would have about 980 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Uttar Pradesh and Minnesota would cover 465,000 km², about the same size as Papua New Guinea.
- Together they have 252.0 million people, 91% as many people as Indonesia.
Side by side
| Uttar Pradesh | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 240,000 km²92,800 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 243,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 36in India | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 246.3 millionWikidata, 2025 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 1st of 36in India | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 1,025 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Lucknow | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 30°N | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 243,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 240,000 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
- 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