Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas the Republic of Paraguay is a country in South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Paraguay regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Paraguay?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Paraguay is 157,065 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Paraguay by 108,635 sq mi. Mississippi is around 3.24 times smaller than Paraguay.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Paraguay: 157,065 sq mi ( 406,796 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 Paraguay as of 2020, was estimated to be around 7,132,530.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Paraguay.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Paraguay is Asuncion.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Paraguay: Spanish, Guarani
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Paraguay: Paraguayan
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Paraguay: PY
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Paraguay as of 2019: 0.728
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Paraguay Time Zone:
UTC − 4(Paraguay Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 3 (Paraguay Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Paraguay:
23° 0′ 0″ S, 58° 0′ 0″ W
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