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Mississippi vs Ireland Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Ireland has 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Ireland is 287 miles (462 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.2 times (17%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Ireland's is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m).
- Carrauntoohil is 2,601 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Ireland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Ireland Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Ireland has 5,525,600 (2026).
- Ireland's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Ireland: 207.8.
- Ireland's population density is 3.3 times (231%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Ireland's is Dublin with 592,713.
- Dublin's population is 4.2 times (319%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Ireland's Greater Dublin Area (2,082,605).
- Greater Dublin Area's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 105 years.
Mississippi vs Ireland Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Ireland's $721.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Ireland: $131,593.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (145%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Ireland: $87,360 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ireland's average income is 1.7 times (68%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
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