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Mississippi vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- New Zealand's land area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- New Zealand's total area is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 3.5 times (252%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 2.9 times (185%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Aoraki / Mount Cook is 11,413 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Mississippi vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- Mississippi's population density is 1.2 times (19%) higher than New Zealand's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 90 years.
Mississippi vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- New Zealand's economic output is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) higher than New Zealand's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs New Zealand: $46,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mississippi's average income is 1.1 times (12%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
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