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Mississippi vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Mississippi's land area is 1.6 times (56%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mississippi's total area is 1.6 times (61%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 1.3 times (31%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Mississippi's east-west width is 1.1 times (9%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 3,608 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 2.9 times (190%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Jackson's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England. In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 974 years.
Mississippi vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 1.2 times (21%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (54%) higher than Scotland'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.