Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Portugal?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. Mississippi is bigger than Portugal by 12,827 sq mi. Mississippi is around 1.36 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 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 Portugal as of 2020, was estimated to be around 10,297,081.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Portugal.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Portugal: PT
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Portugal as of 2019: 0.864
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Portugal Time Zone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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