State size comparison
compared to
Arkansas is around the same size as Mississippi.
Mississippi is approximately 121,489 sq km, while Arkansas is approximately 134,856 sq km, making Arkansas 11% larger than Mississippi. Meanwhile, the population of Mississippi is ~3.0 million people (160,631 more people live in Arkansas).
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