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Florida vs US Virgin Islands Geography
Land area: Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while US Virgin Islands has 134 square miles (346 km²). Florida's land area is 401.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²), including inland and coastal water. Florida's total area is 96.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km). Florida's north-south length is 10.0 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km). Florida's east-west width is 10.5 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); US Virgin Islands's is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m). Crown Mountain is 1,211 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; US Virgin Islands's is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Florida vs US Virgin Islands Population and History
Population: Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while US Virgin Islands has 87,146 (2020). Florida's population is 268.2 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs US Virgin Islands: 650.3. US Virgin Islands' population density is 1.5 times (49%) higher than Florida's.
History: Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 72 years.
Official Websites
Florida official website · US Virgin Islands official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.