Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Kenya is a country located in Eastern Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Kenya regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Kenya?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Kenya is 224,081 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Kenya by 175,651 sq mi. Mississippi is around 4.63 times smaller than Kenya.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Kenya: 224,081 sq mi ( 580,367 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 Kenya as of 2020, was estimated to be around 53,771,300.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Kenya.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Kenya is Nairobi.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Kenya: Swahili
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Kenya: Kenyan
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Kenya: KE
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Kenya as of 2019: 0.601
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Kenya Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Kenya:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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