Florida is 1.86× the size of Hokkaido (Japan)

Florida (state of the United States) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) about 78,800 km² (30,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

147,000km²Florida
78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)

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Florida
Hokkaido (Japan)

Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Hokkaido (Japan) is 54% of the size of Florida.
Florida is larger by 67,900 km² (26,200 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Hokkaido (Japan).
Measured in Belgiums: Florida is about 4.78, Hokkaido (Japan) about 2.57.

How they differ

Florida also has the larger population: 21.5 million against 5.4 million, 3.96× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 147 in Florida against 69 in Hokkaido (Japan): Florida is 2.13× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,800 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Florida at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Florida as 1.28× the size of Hokkaido (Japan) instead of 1.86×.
Together Florida and Hokkaido (Japan) cover 226,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 67,900 km², is about the size of Ireland (69,400 km²).
At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Florida would have 10.1 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Florida's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 11.6 million (it has 5.4 million).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 14.7° of latitude, about 1,640 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.
Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,640 km) north of Florida.
Shared out evenly, each person in Florida would have about 6,810 m² and each person in Hokkaido (Japan) about 14,500 m².
Laid side by side, Florida and Hokkaido (Japan) would cover 226,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
Together they have 27.0 million people, about as many people as North Korea.

Side by side

	Florida	Hokkaido (Japan)
Is a	StateUnited States	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	147,000 km²56,600 mi²	78,800 km²30,400 mi²
Official area	170,000 km²Wikidata	83,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	25th of 51in the United States	1st of 47in Japan
Population	21.5 millionWikidata, 2020	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014
Rank by population	3rd of 51in the United States	8th of 47in Japan
Density	147 per km²	69 per km²
Capital	Tallahassee	Sapporo
Latitude range	25°N to 31°N	41°N to 46°N

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2014. 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.
Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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

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