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Mississippi vs Nunavut Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²). Nunavut's land area is 15.9 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nunavut's total area is 16.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km). Nunavut's north-south length is 6.3 times (527%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km). Nunavut's east-west width is 3.9 times (291%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m). Barbeau Peak is 7,778 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Nunavut Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024). Mississippi's population is 71.1 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1. Mississippi's population density is 627.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429. Jackson's population is 19.0 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory. In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 182 years.
Mississippi vs Nunavut Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion. Mississippi's economic output is 38.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932. Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.