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United States vs Florida Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Florida has 53,655 square miles (138,965 km²). United States' land area is 65.9 times larger than Florida's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Florida: 71,404 square miles (184,934 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 53.3 times larger than Florida's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Florida is 471 miles (758 km). United States' north-south length is 7.7 times (670%) longer than Florida's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Florida spans 547 miles (880 km). United States' east-west width is 8.8 times (782%) wider than Florida's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Florida's is Britton Hill at 344 feet (105 m). Denali is 19,964 feet higher than Britton Hill.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Florida's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Florida Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Florida has 23,372,215 (2024). United States' population is 14.6 times larger than Florida's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Florida: 435.6. Florida's population density is 4.5 times (352%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Florida's is Jacksonville with 1,009,833. New York's population is 8.4 times (740%) larger than Jacksonville's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Florida's Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area (6,457,988). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Florida: Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845, as the 27th state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 69 years.
United States vs Florida Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Florida's $1,726.7 billion. United States' economic output is 17.8 times larger than Florida's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Florida: $73,879. United States' GDP per capita is 1.2 times (21%) higher than Florida's.
Official Websites
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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.