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Mississippi vs Italy Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²).
- Italy's land area is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Italy's total area is 2.4 times (140%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km).
- Italy's north-south length is 2.2 times (118%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km).
- Italy's east-west width is 2.0 times (104%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 14,973 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet.
- Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Italy Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026).
- Italy's population is 20.0 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0.
- Italy's population density is 8.3 times (728%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109.
- Rome's population is 19.4 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 Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885).
- Metropolitan City of Rome's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 44 years.
Mississippi vs Italy Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion.
- Italy's economic output is 16.1 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Italy: $43,309.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Italy's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mississippi's average income is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Italy's.
Official Websites
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