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Mississippi vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Manitoba's land area is 4.6 times (355%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Manitoba's total area is 5.2 times (416%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Manitoba's north-south length is 2.3 times (128%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Manitoba's east-west width is 1.5 times (52%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Baldy Mountain is 1,925 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Mississippi's population is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Mississippi's population density is 9.0 times (796%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 5.3 times (430%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's population is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 53 years.
Mississippi vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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