Fujian is 1.01× the size of Pennsylvania
Fujian (province of China) covers about 121,000 km² (46,600 mi²) and Pennsylvania (state of the United States) about 119,000 km² (46,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 121,000km²Fujian
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
100 km
- Fujian
- Pennsylvania
What fits
- Pennsylvania is 99% of the size of Fujian.
- Fujian is larger by 1,370 km² (528 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Pennsylvania.
- Measured in Belgiums: Fujian is about 3.94, Pennsylvania about 3.89.
How they differ
- Fujian also has the larger population: 41.5 million against 13.0 million, 3.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 344 in Fujian against 109 in Pennsylvania: Fujian is 3.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- On a standard web map Pennsylvania looks larger than Fujian: Fujian at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Pennsylvania at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Pennsylvania as 1.40× the size of Fujian, when Fujian is 1.01× the size of Pennsylvania.
- Together Fujian and Pennsylvania cover 240,000 km², close to the size of Ghana (239,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,370 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Pennsylvania's density, Fujian would have 13.2 million people (it has 41.5 million). At Fujian's density, Pennsylvania would have 41.1 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Pennsylvania's centre is 14.8° of latitude, about 1,650 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.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Pennsylvania lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,650 km) north of Fujian.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Fujian would have about 2,910 m² and each person in Pennsylvania about 9,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Fujian and Pennsylvania would cover 240,000 km², about the same size as Ghana.
- Together they have 54.5 million people, about as many people as Myanmar.
Side by side
| Fujian | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,600 mi² | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² |
| Official area | 121,000 km²Wikidata | 119,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 31in China | 33rd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 31in China | 5th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 344 per km² | 109 per km² |
| Capital | Fuzhou | Harrisburg |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 40°N to 43°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%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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