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Mississippi vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Mississippi's land area is 351.3 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Mississippi's total area is 65.7 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Mississippi's north-south length is 7.2 times (617%) longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Mississippi's east-west width is 6.5 times (554%) wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Crown Mountain is 750 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point: Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Mississippi's population is 33.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 10.4 times higher than Mississippi's.
History: Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Mississippi is the older of the two by 100 years.
Official Websites
Mississippi official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.