Sedra-Stats
18th of 54 sedras; 6th of 11 in Sh'mot
Written on 185 lines in a Sefer Torah, ranks 31st
33 parshiyot; 6 open and 27 closed3rd most in the Torah; 2nd most S’tumot
118 p'sukim - ranks 22nd (5th in Sh’mot)
1462 words - ranks 31st (7th in Sh’mot)
5313 letters - ranks 37th (8th in Sh’mot)
The noticeable drop in ranking from p’sukim to words indicates short p’sukim; in fact, Mishpatim’s p'sukim are among the shortest in the Torah. The further drop in ranking from words to letters indicates shorter than average words.
Number of lines is the truest indicator of the size of a sedra, but the more parshiyot in a sedra, the more that figure (lines) increases.

Mitzvot:
MISHPATIM has 53 mitzvot; 23 positive and 30 prohibitions. Only 3 sedras have more mitzvot.

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