Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country located in Central Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Congo regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Congo?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Congo is 905,567 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Congo by 857,137 sq mi. Mississippi is around 18.70 times smaller than Congo.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Congo: 905,567 sq mi ( 2,345,409 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Mississippi as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 2,949,965.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Congo as of 2020, was estimated to be around 89,561,404.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Congo.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Congo is Kinshasa.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Congo: French
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Congo: Congolese
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Congo: CG
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Congo as of 2019: 0.480
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Congo Time Zone:
UTC + 1 to + 2 (West Africa Time and Central Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Congo:
3° 0′ 0″ S, 24° 0′ 0″ E
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