Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. Mississippi is bigger than Puerto Rico by 44,915 sq mi. Mississippi is around 13.78 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 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 Puerto Rico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 3,281,538.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Puerto Rico as of 2019: 0.845
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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