Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Iran is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Iran regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Iran?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Iran is 636,372 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Iran by 587,942 sq mi. Mississippi is around 13.14 times smaller than Iran.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Iran: 636,372 sq mi ( 1,648,195 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 Iran as of 2020, was estimated to be around 83,992,953.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Iran.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Iran is Tehran.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Iran: Persian
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Iran: Iranian
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Iran: IR
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Iran as of 2019: 0.783
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Iran Time Zone:
UTC + 3:30 (Iran Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 4:30 (Iran Standard Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Iran:
32° 0′ 0″ N, 53° 0′ 0″ E
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