Minneapolis
149 km²
Singapore
733 km²
United States
Singapore
Area Comparison
Minneapolis is 4.9x smaller than Singapore
Population Comparison
Minneapolis has 12.7x fewer people than Singapore
Singapore is significantly larger, covering 4.9 times the area of Minneapolis. Singapore spans 733 km² (283 mi²) while Minneapolis covers 149 km² (58 mi²) — a difference of 584 km². You could fit Minneapolis inside Singapore approximately 4 times.
To put Minneapolis's size in perspective, its area of 149 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, Singapore at 733 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Minneapolis another way: its area is large enough to fit about 21,000 American football fields, 74 times the area of Monaco, or 44 times the area of Central Park. Singapore, by comparison, equals about 103,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
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.
Known as "Twin Cities", Minneapolis covers 149 km² with a population of 0.4 million. The city was established in 1850. Minneapolis is known for Mall of America, Mississippi River, Minnehaha Falls, among other attractions.
Minneapolis straddles both banks of the Upper Mississippi River and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota's state capital.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along…
Also known as "Lion City", Singapore has an area of 733 km² and is home to 5.5 million people. It was established in 1819. Visitors come for Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Merlion statue, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MRT Singapore.
Singapore is a city-state made up of one main island plus over 60 satellite islands and islets.
Minneapolis has a population density of 2,886 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Singapore, with 7,435 people per km², is a densely populated city. Singapore is noticeably denser, packing 2.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Minneapolis has a hot-summer humid continental climate climate while Singapore experiences tropical rainforest conditions.
Size Ratio
Minneapolis fits inside Singapore ~4 times
Density Gap
Singapore is 2.6x more densely populated
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).
Singapore covers 733 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 km²).
The straight-line distance from Minneapolis to Singapore is 14,593 km (9,068 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 40m.
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