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Mississippi vs Spain Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²). Spain's land area is 4.1 times (311%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water. Spain's total area is 4.0 times (303%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km). Spain's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km). Spain's east-west width is 2.1 times (105%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m). Teide (Tenerife) is 11,383 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Spain Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026). Spain's population is 16.9 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5. Spain's population density is 4.1 times (312%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126. Madrid's population is 23.1 times larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area: Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000). Madrid's population is 4.9 times (385%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978. In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 338 years.
Mississippi vs Spain Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion. Spain's economic output is 12.1 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Spain: $38,627. Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Spain's.
Average income: Mississippi: $52,074 vs Spain: $37,120 average income per person (per capita personal income). Mississippi's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than Spain'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.