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Mississippi vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 7.6 times (661%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 7.5 times (653%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 3.0 times (202%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 3.7 times (266%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 14,494 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- British Columbia's population is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Mississippi's population density is 4.0 times (297%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Vancouver's population is 4.7 times (368%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Vancouver CMA's population is 2.0 times (97%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 54 years.
Mississippi vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- British Columbia's economic output is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Mississippi and British Columbia have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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