Rivers · #32 biggest of 1,014
How big is the Mississippi River?
6,275 km
The Mississippi River measures 6,275 km. That's about 709 Mount Everests lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 6,275 km, or about 3,899 miles.
- It's about 3.69 million times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 709 Mount Everests could line up across it.
- Walking nonstop, you'd need about 52 days to travel its length.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #32 by size.
Size comparison
How Mississippi River stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
Mars
6,779 km
Nile River
6,650 km
Amazon River
6,400 km
Yangtze River
6,300 km
Mississippi River
6,275 km
Yenisei River
5,539 km
Yellow River
5,464 km
Ob River
5,410 km
Ganymede (moon)
5,268 km
Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about less than 0.001% of its height.
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