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Mississippi vs Guam Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Guam has 210 square miles (544 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 223.4 times larger than Guam's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Guam: 210 square miles (544 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 230.6 times larger than Guam's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Guam is 27 miles (43 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 12.5 times longer than Guam's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Guam spans 22 miles (35 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 15.5 times wider than Guam's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Guam's is Mount Lamlam at 1,332 feet (406 m).
- Mount Lamlam is 527 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Guam's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Guam Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Guam has 153,836 (2020).
- Mississippi's population is 19.1 times larger than Guam's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Guam: 732.6.
- Guam's population density is 11.7 times higher than Mississippi's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Guam: A US territory since 1898.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 81 years.
Official Websites
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