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Mississippi vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Mississippi has a land area of 46,925 square miles (121,534 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Mississippi's land area is 5.8 times (485%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Mississippi: 48,436 square miles (125,448 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Mississippi's total area is 6.0 times (504%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Mississippi is 337 miles (542 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Mississippi's north-south length is 2.3 times (126%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Mississippi spans 340 miles (547 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Mississippi's east-west width is 3.1 times (206%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Mississippi's highest point is Woodall Mountain at 805 feet (245 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is 2,755 feet higher than Woodall Mountain.
Lowest point
- Mississippi's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Mississippi vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Mississippi has a population of 2,943,045 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Mississippi's.
Population density
- Mississippi: 62.7 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 6.2 times (517%) higher than Mississippi's.
Biggest city
- Mississippi's biggest city is Jackson with 141,449 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 2.6 times (163%) larger than Jackson's.
History
- Mississippi: Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 281 years.
Mississippi vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Mississippi's GDP is $158.2 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Mississippi's economic output is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Mississippi: $53,751 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Mississippi's GDP per capita is 1.9 times (88%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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