Victoria is 1.01× the size of Minnesota
Victoria (state of Australia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,000 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.
- 228,000km²Victoria
- 225,000km²Minnesota
200 km
- Victoria
- Minnesota
What fits
- Minnesota is 99% of the size of Victoria.
- Victoria is larger by 3,160 km² (1,220 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Minnesota.
- Measured in Belgiums: Victoria is about 7.43, Minnesota about 7.33.
How they differ
- Victoria also has the larger population: 7.0 million against 5.7 million, 1.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 31 in Victoria against 25 in Minnesota: Victoria is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Minnesota looks larger than Victoria: Victoria at 37°S is drawn about 1.6× too large and Minnesota at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Minnesota as 1.32× the size of Victoria, when Victoria is 1.01× the size of Minnesota.
- Together Victoria and Minnesota cover 453,000 km², close to the size of Yemen (453,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,160 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Minnesota's density, Victoria would have 5.8 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Victoria's density, Minnesota would have 6.9 million (it has 5.7 million).
- Minnesota's centre is 83.2° of latitude, about 9,250 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd 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 83° of latitude (roughly 9,250 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Victoria would have about 32,510 m² and each person in Minnesota about 39,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Victoria and Minnesota would cover 453,000 km², about the same size as Yemen.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Victoria | Minnesota | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² | 225,000 km²86,800 mi² |
| Official area | 227,000 km²Wikidata | 225,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 8in Australia | 12th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 8in Australia | 22nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 31 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Melbourne | Saint Paul |
| Latitude range | 39°S to 34°S | 44°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 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