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Mississippi vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 1.8 times (83%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 1.4 times (37%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Ossa is 4,500 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Mississippi's population is 5.1 times (410%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Mississippi's population density is 2.9 times (188%) higher than Tasmania's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 5.2 times (425%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 84 years.
Mississippi vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 5.6 times (459%) larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
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