The map above shows Mississippi and Rhode Island side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Mississippi vs Rhode Island Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Rhode Island has 1,034 square miles (2,678 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 45.4 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Rhode Island: 1,545 square miles (4,002 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 31.3 times larger than Rhode Island's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Rhode Island is 61 miles (98 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 5.5 times (452%) longer than Rhode Island's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Rhode Island spans 42 miles (67 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 8.1 times (710%) wider than Rhode Island's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Rhode Island's is Jerimoth Hill at 811 feet (247 m).
- Jerimoth Hill is 6 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Rhode Island's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Rhode Island Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Rhode Island has 1,112,308 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Rhode Island's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Rhode Island: 1,075.8.
- Rhode Island's population density is 17.2 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Rhode Island's is Providence with 194,706.
- Providence's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Rhode Island's Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area (1,700,901).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Rhode Island: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1790, as the 13th state.
- In its current form, Rhode Island is the older of the two by 27 years.
Mississippi vs Rhode Island Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Rhode Island's $80.4 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Rhode Island's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Rhode Island: $72,265.
- Rhode Island's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (34%) higher than Mississippi's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Rhode Island: $70,622 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Rhode Island's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Mississippi's.
Mississippi vs Rhode Island Counties
Number of counties
- Mississippi has 82 counties, while Rhode Island has 5.
- Mississippi's county count is 16.4 times higher than Rhode Island's.
Biggest county by area
- Mississippi's largest county is Yazoo County at 922 square miles; Rhode Island's is Providence County at 410 square miles.
- Yazoo County's land area is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Providence County's.
Smallest county by area
- Mississippi: Alcorn County (400 sq mi) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (24 sq mi).
- Alcorn County's land area is 16.6 times larger than Bristol County's.
Most populous county
- Mississippi: Harrison County (213,730 people) vs Rhode Island: Providence County (675,912 people).
- Providence County's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Harrison County's.
Least populous county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County (1,295 people) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County (50,145 people).
- Bristol County's population is 38.7 times larger than Issaquena County's.
Richest county
- Mississippi: Madison County ($90,668 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Bristol County ($99,923).
- Bristol County's income is 1.1 times (10%) richer than Madison County's.
Poorest county
- Mississippi: Issaquena County ($27,264 per capita income) vs Rhode Island: Providence County ($61,040).
- Providence County's income is 2.2 times (124%) richer than Issaquena County's.
Mississippi vs Rhode Island Taxes
State income tax
- Mississippi has a top income tax rate of 4%, while Rhode Island has a top income tax rate of 5.99%.
- Rhode Island's top rate is 1.99 percentage points higher.
Property tax
- Mississippi: 0.65% effective rate vs Rhode Island: 1.07% of home value per year.
- Rhode Island's rate is 0.42 percentage points higher.
Sales tax
- Mississippi: 7.06% combined state and average local rate vs Rhode Island: 7%.
- Mississippi's combined rate is 0.06 percentage points higher.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · Rhode Island official website
Download the Mississippi vs Rhode Island Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Mississippi size comparisons · All Rhode Island size comparisons
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.