State size comparison
compared to
Pennsylvania is about 1.8 times smaller than Minnesota.
Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, while Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, making Pennsylvania 56.3% the size of Minnesota. Meanwhile, the population of Minnesota is ~5.3 million people (7.4 million more people live in Pennsylvania).
Tip:
This to-scale comparison of
Minnesota
vs.
Pennsylvania
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Try dragging the outline to reposition.
Compare further: Pennsylvania vs. Minnesota
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Pennsylvania on top of Minnesota
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 14 statistics
Be 22.1% less likely to live below the poverty line in Minnesota
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Minnesota is 1.6% cheaper than Pennsylvania
→
Moving from Pennsylvania to Minnesota · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.