Nepal and Florida are almost exactly the same size
Nepal (Asia) covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Florida (state of the United States) about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 147,000km²Florida
200 km
- Nepal
- Florida
What fits
- Florida is 100% of the size of Nepal.
- The measured areas differ by 386 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Florida about 4.78.
How they differ
- Nepal also has the larger population: 29.2 million against 21.5 million, 1.35× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Nepal against 147 in Florida: Nepal is 1.35× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Florida looks larger than Nepal: Nepal at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Florida at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Florida as 1.00× the size of Nepal, when Nepal is 1.00× the size of Florida.
- Together Nepal and Florida cover 294,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- At Florida's density, Nepal would have 21.6 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Florida would have 29.1 million (it has 21.5 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 28°N and 29°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nepal would have about 5,040 m² and each person in Florida about 6,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Nepal and Florida would cover 294,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 50.7 million people, about as many people as South Korea.
- Counted as a country, Florida would rank 94th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Nepal | Florida | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 170,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 93rd of 239worldwide | 25th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 237worldwide | 3rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 198 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Tallahassee |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 25°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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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