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Mississippi vs Japan Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 3.0 times (200%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 4.6 times (362%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 4.6 times (361%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 11,583 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Japan Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 41.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 13.9 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city: Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 95.5 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 Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 24.9 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,157 years.
Mississippi vs Japan Economy
GDP: Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 28.0 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita: Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Mississippi: $52,074 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Mississippi's average income is 1.4 times (36%) higher than Japan'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.