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Mississippi vs Puerto Rico Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Puerto Rico has 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 13.7 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 13.8 times larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 5.0 times (403%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 2.0 times (95%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Puerto Rico's is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m).
- Cerro de Punta is 3,585 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Puerto Rico's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Puerto Rico Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Puerto Rico has 3,285,874 (2020).
- Puerto Rico's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Puerto Rico: 959.7.
- Puerto Rico's population density is 15.3 times higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Puerto Rico's is San Juan with 342,259.
- San Juan's population is 2.4 times (142%) larger than Jackson's.
Largest metro area
- Mississippi's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Puerto Rico's San Juan metro area (2,233,177).
- San Juan metro area's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 81 years.
Mississippi vs Puerto Rico Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Puerto Rico's $129.0 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Puerto Rico: $40,650.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (32%) higher than Puerto Rico's.
Official Websites
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