Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Tanzania is a country located in East Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Tanzania regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Tanzania?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Tanzania is 365,756 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Tanzania by 317,326 sq mi. Mississippi is around 7.55 times smaller than Tanzania.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Tanzania: 365,756 sq mi ( 947,303 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 Tanzania as of 2020, was estimated to be around 59,734,213.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Tanzania.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Tanzania is Dodoma.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Tanzania: Swahili, English
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Tanzania: Tanzanian
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Tanzania: TZ
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Tanzania as of 2019: 0.529
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Tanzania Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Tanzania:
6° 0′ 0″ S, 35° 0′ 0″ E
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