Minnesota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Minnesota and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Minnesota bigger than Japan?
The total area of Minnesota is 86,935.83 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Minnesota is smaller than Japan by 59,001.17 sq mi. Minnesota is around 1.68 times smaller than Japan.
Area of Minnesota: 86,935.83 sq mi ( 225,163 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Minnesota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,707,390.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Japan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 125,836,021.
Here is some more data comparison between Minnesota and Japan.
The capital city of Minnesota is Saint Paul, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Minnesota: English
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Minnesota: Minnesotan
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Minnesota: US-MN
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Minnesota as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Minnesota Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Minnesota:
46° 16′ 50.52″ N, 94° 18′ 19.08″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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