North Carolina is 1.06× the size of Fujian
North Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²) and Fujian (province of China) about 121,000 km² (46,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 128,000km²North Carolina
- 121,000km²Fujian
200 km
- North Carolina
- Fujian
What fits
- Fujian is 95% of the size of North Carolina.
- North Carolina is larger by 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²), which is 5.7% of the area of Fujian.
- Measured in Belgiums: North Carolina is about 4.16, Fujian about 3.94.
How they differ
- North Carolina is larger, but Fujian has the larger population: 41.5 million against 10.4 million, 3.98× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 344 in Fujian against 82 in North Carolina: Fujian is 4.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: North Carolina at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Fujian at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows North Carolina as 1.29× the size of Fujian instead of 1.06×.
- Together North Carolina and Fujian cover 248,000 km², close to the size of Guinea (244,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,940 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Fujian's density, North Carolina would have 43.9 million people (it has 10.4 million). At North Carolina's density, Fujian would have 9.9 million (it has 41.5 million).
- North Carolina's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Fujian's.
- North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- North Carolina lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,060 km) north of Fujian.
- Shared out evenly, each person in North Carolina would have about 12,230 m² and each person in Fujian about 2,910 m².
- Laid side by side, North Carolina and Fujian would cover 248,000 km², about the same size as Guinea.
- Together they have 52.0 million people, about as many people as Colombia.
Side by side
| North Carolina | Fujian | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 128,000 km²49,300 mi² | 121,000 km²46,600 mi² |
| Official area | 139,000 km²Wikidata | 121,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 51in the United States | 23rd of 31in China |
| Population | 10.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 51in the United States | 15th of 31in China |
| Density | 82 per km² | 344 per km² |
| Capital | Raleigh | Fuzhou |
| Latitude range | 34°N to 37°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 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 121,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 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