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Florida vs China Geography
Land area
- Florida has a land area of 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²), while China has 3,600,947 square miles (9,326,410 km²).
- China's land area is 67.1 times larger than Florida's.
Total area
- Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²) vs China: 3,705,407 square miles (9,596,960 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- China's total area is 51.9 times larger than Florida's.
Length
- Florida is 471 miles (758 km) long from north to south; China is 2,551 miles (4,105 km).
- China's north-south length is 5.4 times (442%) longer than Florida's.
Width
- Florida spans 547 miles (880 km) east to west; China spans 3,040 miles (4,892 km).
- China's east-west width is 5.6 times (456%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point
- Florida's highest point is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m); China's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m).
- Mount Everest is 28,688 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point
- Florida's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; China's is Turpan Depression at -505 feet.
- China's lowest point is 505 feet lower.
Florida vs China Population and History
Population
- Florida has a population of 23,372,215 (2024), while China has 1,404,890,000 (2025).
- China's population is 60.1 times larger than Florida's.
Population density
- Florida: 435.6 people per square mile vs China: 390.1.
- Florida's population density is 1.1 times (12%) higher than China's.
Biggest city
- Florida's biggest city is Jacksonville with 1,009,833 people; China's is Shanghai with 24,870,895.
- Shanghai's population is 24.6 times larger than Jacksonville's.
Largest metro area
- Florida's largest metropolitan area is Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988 people) vs China's Shanghai (29,558,908).
- Shanghai's population is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's.
History
- Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state.
- China: The People's Republic of China was founded on October 1, 1949.
- In its current form, Florida is the older of the two by 104 years.
Florida vs China Economy
GDP
- Florida's GDP is $1,726.7 billion (2024) vs China's $19,498.0 billion.
- China's economic output is 11.3 times larger than Florida's.
GDP per capita
- Florida: $73,879 per person vs China: $13,862.
- Florida's GDP per capita is 5.3 times (433%) higher than China's.
Average income
- Florida: $73,006 vs China: $14,230 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Florida's average income is 5.1 times (413%) higher than China's.
Official Websites
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