Fujian is 1.01× the size of Louisiana
Fujian (province of China) covers about 121,000 km² (46,600 mi²) and Louisiana (state of the United States) about 120,000 km² (46,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 121,000km²Fujian
- 120,000km²Louisiana
100 km
- Fujian
- Louisiana
What fits
- Louisiana is 99% of the size of Fujian.
- Fujian is larger by 1,180 km² (454 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Louisiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fujian is about 3.94, Louisiana about 3.90.
How they differ
- Fujian also has the larger population: 41.5 million against 4.7 million, 8.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 344 in Fujian against 39 in Louisiana: Fujian is 8.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Louisiana looks larger than Fujian: Fujian at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Louisiana at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Louisiana as 1.09× the size of Fujian, when Fujian is 1.01× the size of Louisiana.
- Together Fujian and Louisiana cover 240,000 km², close to the size of Uganda (242,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- At Louisiana's density, Fujian would have 4.7 million people (it has 41.5 million). At Fujian's density, Louisiana would have 41.1 million (it has 4.7 million).
- Louisiana's centre is 5.0° of latitude, about 560 km, farther north than Fujian's.
- Fujian is the 23rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Louisiana is the 32nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Louisiana lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 556 km) north of Fujian.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fujian would have about 2,910 m² and each person in Louisiana about 25,670 m².
- Laid side by side, Fujian and Louisiana would cover 240,000 km², about the same size as Uganda.
- Together they have 46.2 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
Side by side
| Fujian | Louisiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,600 mi² | 120,000 km²46,200 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 135,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 31in China | 32nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 31in China | 25th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 344 per km² | 39 per km² |
| Capital | Fuzhou | Baton Rouge |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 29°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 121,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 120,000 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 135,000 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