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Mississippi vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 15.9 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 16.7 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 6.3 times (527%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 3.9 times (291%) wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Barbeau Peak is 7,778 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Mississippi's population is 71.1 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 627.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Jackson's population is 19.0 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 182 years.
Mississippi vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 38.6 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (86%) higher than Mississippi's.
Official Websites
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