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Mississippi vs England Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²). England's land area is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mississippi and England have about the same total area.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km). England's north-south length is 1.2 times (25%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km). England's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m). Scafell Pike is 2,404 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet. England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Mississippi vs England Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022). England's population is 19.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0. England's population density is 17.9 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; England's is London with 8,825,001. London's population is 62.4 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 England's London (10,416,420). London's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927. In its current form, England is the older of the two by 890 years.
Mississippi vs England Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion. England's economic output is 14.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs England: $39,801. Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (35%) higher than England'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.