Florida is 9.03× the size of Beijing
Florida (state of the United States) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Florida
- 16,300km²Beijing
200 km
- Florida
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing fits inside Florida about 9.03 times by area.
- Florida is larger by 130,000 km² (50,400 mi²), which is 803% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Florida is about 4.78, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Florida is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 21.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 147 in Florida: Beijing is 9.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Florida at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Florida as 6.84× the size of Beijing instead of 9.03×.
- Together Florida and Beijing cover 163,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 130,000 km², is about the size of Greece (131,000 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Florida would have 197.6 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Florida's density, Beijing would have 2.4 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 11.5° of latitude, about 1,280 km, farther north than Florida's.
- Florida is the 25th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,280 km) north of Florida.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Florida would have about 6,810 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Florida and Beijing would cover 163,000 km², 1.04× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 43.4 million people, 1.05× as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Florida | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 51in the United States | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 51in the United States | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 147 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Tallahassee | – |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 31°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 147,000 km² is 14% below Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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