Brisbane
15,826 km²
Minneapolis
149 km²
Australia
United States
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 106.2x larger than Minneapolis
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 6.3x more people than Minneapolis
In terms of area, Brisbane is 106.2x the size of Minneapolis. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Minneapolis covers 149 km² (58 mi²) — a difference of 15,677 km². You could fit Minneapolis inside Brisbane approximately 106 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Minneapolis at 149 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Washington D.C..
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. For Minneapolis, that's about 21,000 American football fields, 74 times the area of Monaco, or 44 times the area of Central Park.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. Located in the state's center near the eastern border, it occupies both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, the state capital of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Saint Paul, and the surrounding area are collectively known as the Twin Cities, a metropolitan area with 3.69 million residents.
Nicknamed "Twin Cities", Minneapolis has an area of 149 km² and is home to 0.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1850. Visitors come for Mall of America, Mississippi River, Minnehaha Falls, and much more.
Minneapolis straddles both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota's state capital.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Minneapolis, with 2,886 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Minneapolis is dramatically more crowded, with 16.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Minneapolis fits inside Brisbane ~106 times
Density Gap
Minneapolis is 16.9x more densely populated
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Minneapolis covers 149 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Miami (143 km²), Brussels (161 km²), Washington D.C. (177 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), or Stockholm (188 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Minneapolis is 13,936 km (8,660 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 54m.
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