Countries the size of Mississippi

Mississippi covers 47,743 sq mi (124,000 km²). That is bigger than 99 of the world's 197 countries. The closest match is Eritrea.

Countries about Mississippi's size

• Tajikistan: Tajikistan is 1.2 times the size of Mississippi
• Bangladesh: Bangladesh is about the same size as Mississippi
• Greece: Greece is about the same size as Mississippi
• Nicaragua: Nicaragua is about the same size as Mississippi
• Eritrea: Eritrea is about the same size as Mississippi
• North Korea: North Korea is about the same size as Mississippi
• Malawi: Malawi is about the same size as Mississippi
• Benin: Benin is about the same size as Mississippi
• Honduras: Honduras is about the same size as Mississippi
• Bulgaria: Bulgaria is about the same size as Mississippi
• Cuba: Cuba is about the same size as Mississippi
• Guatemala: Guatemala is about the same size as Mississippi

Mississippi vs big-name countries

• Japan: Japan is 3.0 times the size of Mississippi
• United Kingdom: United Kingdom is 1.9 times the size of Mississippi
• Germany: Germany is 2.9 times the size of Mississippi
• France: France is 5.1 times the size of Mississippi
• Italy: Italy is 2.4 times the size of Mississippi
• South Korea: Mississippi is 1.3 times the size of South Korea
• Brazil: Brazil is 69 times the size of Mississippi
• Russia: Russia is 137 times the size of Mississippi
• Australia: Australia is 62 times the size of Mississippi
• India: India is 26 times the size of Mississippi
• Mexico: Mexico is 16 times the size of Mississippi
• Canada: Canada is 80 times the size of Mississippi

Other states

Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.