Niger is 8.05× the size of Florida
Niger (Africa) covers about 1,181,000 km² (456,000 mi²) and Florida (state of the United States) about 147,000 km² (56,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,181,000km²Niger
- 147,000km²Florida
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- Niger
- Florida
What fits
- Florida fits inside Niger about 8.05 times by area.
- Niger is larger by 1,035,000 km² (399,000 mi²), which is 705% of the area of Florida.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niger is about 38.5, Florida about 4.78.
How they differ
- Niger is larger, but Florida has the larger population: 21.5 million against 21.5 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 147 in Florida against 18 in Niger: Florida is 8.07× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,260 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Niger at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Florida at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Niger as 6.81× the size of Florida instead of 8.05×.
- Together Niger and Florida cover 1,328,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 2.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,035,000 km², is about the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km²).
- At Florida's density, Niger would have 173.4 million people (it has 21.5 million). At Niger's density, Florida would have 2.7 million (it has 21.5 million).
- Florida's centre is 11.2° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than Niger's.
- Niger ranks 26th 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.
- Florida lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,250 km) north of Niger.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niger would have about 55,000 m² and each person in Florida about 6,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Niger and Florida would cover 1,328,000 km², about the same size as Peru.
- Together they have 43.0 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
- Counted as a country, Florida would rank 94th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Niger | Florida | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,181,000 km²456,000 mi² | 147,000 km²56,600 mi² |
| Official area | 1,267,000 km²Wikidata | 170,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 239worldwide | 25th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 21.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 60th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 18 per km² | 147 per km² |
| Capital | Niamey | Tallahassee |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 24°N | 25°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,181,000 km² is 6.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,267,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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