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Mississippi vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- Saskatchewan's land area is 4.9 times (387%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Saskatchewan's total area is 5.2 times (419%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- Saskatchewan's north-south length is 2.4 times (136%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- Saskatchewan's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Cypress Hills is 3,762 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- Mississippi's lowest point is 699 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- Mississippi's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 11.4 times higher than Saskatchewan's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Saskatoon's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 4.2 times (322%) larger than Saskatoon CMA's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 88 years.
Mississippi vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- Saskatchewan's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · Saskatchewan official website
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