Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. Mississippi is bigger than Costa Rica by 28,730 sq mi. Mississippi is around 2.46 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 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 Costa Rica as of 2020, was estimated to be around 5,094,114.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Costa Rica.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Costa Rica: CR
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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