Florida and Liaoning are almost exactly the same size
Florida (state of the United States) covers about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²) and Liaoning (province of China) about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 147,000km²Florida
- 147,000km²Liaoning
200 km
- Florida
- Liaoning
What fits
- Liaoning is 100% of the size of Florida.
- The measured areas differ by 205 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Florida is about 4.78, Liaoning about 4.78.
How they differ
- Florida is larger, but Liaoning has the larger population: 42.6 million against 21.5 million, 1.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 291 in Liaoning against 147 in Florida: Liaoning is 1.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- On a standard web map Liaoning looks larger than Florida: Florida at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Liaoning at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Liaoning as 1.36× the size of Florida, when Florida is 1.00× the size of Liaoning.
- Together Florida and Liaoning cover 293,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- At Liaoning's density, Florida would have 42.7 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Florida's density, Liaoning would have 21.5 million (it has 42.6 million).
- Liaoning's centre is 12.7° of latitude, about 1,410 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.
- Liaoning is the 21st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Liaoning lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,410 km) north of Florida.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Florida would have about 6,810 m² and each person in Liaoning about 3,440 m².
- Laid side by side, Florida and Liaoning would cover 293,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 64.1 million people, 97% as many people as Thailand.
Side by side
| Florida | Liaoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 146,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 51in the United States | 21st of 31in China |
| Population | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 42.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 51in the United States | 14th of 31in China |
| Density | 147 per km² | 291 per km² |
| Capital | Tallahassee | Shenyang |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 31°N | 39°N to 43°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 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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