Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Japan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Japan?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Japan is 145,937 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Japan by 97,507 sq mi. Mississippi is around 3.01 times smaller than Japan.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Japan: 145,937 sq mi ( 377,975 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 Japan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 125,836,021.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Japan.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Japan is Tokyo.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Japan: Japanese
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Japan: Japanese
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Japan: JP
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Japan as of 2019: 0.919
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Japan Time Zone:
UTC + 9 (Japan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Japan:
36° 0′ 0″ N, 138° 0′ 0″ E
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