South Carolina is 15.9× the size of Fukuoka
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 mi²) and Fukuoka (prefecture of Japan) about 5,050 km² (1,950 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 5,050km²Fukuoka
100 km
- South Carolina
- Fukuoka
What fits
- Fukuoka fits inside South Carolina about 15.9 times by area.
- South Carolina is larger by 75,100 km² (29,000 mi²), which is 1,487% of the area of Fukuoka.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Fukuoka about 0.16.
How they differ
- South Carolina also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 5.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,011 in Fukuoka against 64 in South Carolina: Fukuoka is 15.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- Together South Carolina and Fukuoka cover 85,200 km², close to the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 75,100 km², is about the size of Panama (74,500 km²).
- At Fukuoka's density, South Carolina would have 81.1 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Fukuoka would have 323,000 (it has 5.1 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Fukuoka is the 28th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 34°N and 34°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Fukuoka about 990 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Fukuoka would cover 85,200 km², about the same size as Azerbaijan.
- Together they have 10.2 million people, about as many people as Azerbaijan.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Fukuoka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 5,050 km²1,950 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 4,970 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 28th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 9th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 64 per km² | 1,011 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Fukuoka |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 33°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,970 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,050 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