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Mississippi vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 134.8 times larger than Mississippi's.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 136.3 times larger than Mississippi's.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 8.8 times (781%) longer than Mississippi's.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 11.3 times wider than Mississippi's.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 17,705 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Mississippi vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 49.6 times larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Mississippi's population density is 2.7 times (171%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 93.3 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 Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 10.8 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 174 years.
Mississippi vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 16.2 times larger than Mississippi's.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 3.1 times (206%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Mississippi: $52,074 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Mississippi's average income is 3.3 times (226%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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