Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Iraq is a country in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Iraq regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Iraq?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Iraq is 169,235 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Iraq by 120,805 sq mi. Mississippi is around 3.49 times smaller than Iraq.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Iraq: 169,235 sq mi ( 438,317 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 Iraq as of 2020, was estimated to be around 40,222,503.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Iraq.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Iraq is Baghdad.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Iraq: Arabic, Kurdish
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Iraq: Iraqi
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Iraq: IQ
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Iraq as of 2019: 0.674
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Iraq Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Iraq:
33° 0′ 0″ N, 44° 0′ 0″ E
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