Mississippi is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States of America, whereas Uganda is a landlocked country located in East-Central Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Mississippi and Uganda regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Mississippi bigger than Uganda?
The total area of Mississippi is 48,430 sq mi, and the total area of Uganda is 93,065 sq mi. Mississippi is smaller than Uganda by 44,635 sq mi. Mississippi is around 1.92 times smaller than Uganda.
Area of Mississippi: 48,430 sq mi ( 125,443 km2 )
Area of Uganda: 93,065 sq mi ( 241,038 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 Uganda as of 2020, was estimated to be around 45,741,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Mississippi and Uganda.
The capital city of Mississippi is Jackson, and the capital city of Uganda is Kampala.
Official Languages
Mississippi: English
Uganda: English, Swahili
Demonym(s)
Mississippi: Mississippian
Uganda: Ugandan
ISO 3166 Code
Mississippi: US-MS
Uganda: UG
Human Development Index
HDI of Mississippi as of 2019: 0.871
HDI of Uganda as of 2019: 0.544
Mississippi Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Uganda Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Mississippi:
32° 44′ 11.04″ N, 89° 40′ 4.08″ W
Coordinates of Uganda:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 32° 0′ 0″ E
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