Florida is 1.12× the size of Greece
Florida (state of the United States) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Greece (Europe) about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Florida
- 131,000km²Greece
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- Florida
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What fits
- Greece is 90% of the size of Florida.
- Florida is larger by 15,400 km² (5,930 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Greece.
- Measured in Belgiums: Florida is about 4.78, Greece about 4.28.
How they differ
- Florida also has the larger population: 21.5 million against 10.5 million, 2.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Florida against 80 in Greece: Florida is 1.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,240 km apart.
- On a standard web map Greece looks larger than Florida: Florida at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Greece at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Greece as 1.14× the size of Florida, when Florida is 1.12× the size of Greece.
- Together Florida and Greece cover 278,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 1.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 15,400 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Greece's density, Florida would have 11.7 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Florida's density, Greece would have 19.3 million (it has 10.5 million).
- Greece's centre is 10.4° of latitude, about 1,160 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.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Greece lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,160 km) north of Florida.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Florida would have about 6,810 m² and each person in Greece about 12,530 m².
- Laid side by side, Florida and Greece would cover 278,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 32.0 million people, about as many people as Madagascar.
- Counted as a country, Florida would rank 94th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Florida | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 132,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 51in the United States | 97th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 51in the United States | 88th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 147 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Tallahassee | Athens |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 31°N | 35°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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