Minnesota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Minnesota and Sri Lanka regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Minnesota bigger than Sri Lanka?
The total area of Minnesota is 86,935.83 sq mi, and the total area of Sri Lanka is 25,330 sq mi. Minnesota is bigger than Sri Lanka by 61,605.83 sq mi. Minnesota is around 3.43 times bigger than Sri Lanka.
Area of Minnesota: 86,935.83 sq mi ( 225,163 km2 )
Area of Sri Lanka: 25,330 sq mi ( 65,610 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 Sri Lanka as of 2020, was estimated to be around 21,919,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Minnesota and Sri Lanka.
The capital city of Minnesota is Saint Paul, and the capital cities of Sri Lanka are Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (legislative) and Colombo (executive and judicial).
Official Languages
Minnesota: English
Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
Demonym(s)
Minnesota: Minnesotan
Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan
ISO 3166 Code
Minnesota: US-MN
Sri Lanka: LK
Human Development Index
HDI of Minnesota as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Sri Lanka as of 2019: 0.782
Minnesota Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Sri Lanka Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Minnesota:
46° 16′ 50.52″ N, 94° 18′ 19.08″ W
Coordinates of Sri Lanka:
7° 0′ 0″ N, 81° 0′ 0″ E
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