Alabama is 26.5× the size of Fukuoka
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Fukuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 5,050 km² (1,950 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 5,050km²Fukuoka
100 km
- Alabama
- Fukuoka
What fits
- Fukuoka fits inside Alabama about 26.5 times by area.
- Alabama is larger by 129,000 km² (49,700 mi²), which is 2,550% of the area of Fukuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Fukuoka about 0.16.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Fukuoka has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,011 in Fukuoka against 38 in Alabama: Fukuoka is 26.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,700 km apart.
- Together Alabama and Fukuoka cover 139,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 129,000 km², is about the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km²).
- At Fukuoka's density, Alabama would have 135.3 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Fukuoka would have 190,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Fukuoka's centre is 0.7° of latitude, about 80 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka is the 28th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 33°N and 34°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Fukuoka about 990 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Fukuoka would cover 139,000 km², about the same size as Bangladesh.
- Together they have 10.1 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
Side by side
| Alabama | Fukuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 5,050 km²1,950 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 4,970 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 28th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 9th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 38 per km² | 1,011 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Fukuoka |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 33°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,970 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,050 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12