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Mississippi vs China Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 76.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 76.5 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 7.6 times (657%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 8.9 times (794%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 28,227 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Mississippi vs China Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 477.4 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- China's population density is 6.2 times (522%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 175.8 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 China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 22.1 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 132 years.
Mississippi vs China Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 123.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 3.9 times (288%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mississippi's average income is 3.7 times (266%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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