California vs Florida - US state comparison

California is about 2.5 times larger than Florida. California is the third largest US state.

POPULATION

California - over 39 million (2022) (Population rank - 1) Florida - over 22 million (2022) (Population rank - 3)

Florida has the second longest coastline in the US after Alaska. California ranks 3rd in terms of coastline length.

California - Sacramento Florida - Tallahassee

CAPITAL CITY

LARGEST CITY

California - Los Angeles Florida - Jacksonville

California - Mount Whitney 14,505 ft (4,421 m) Florida - Britton Hill 345 ft (105 m) Florida is the FLATTEST state in the US.

HIGHEST NATURAL POINT

California has a small 140 MILE international US-MEXICO border. There is no international land border in Florida.

NICKNAME

California - the Golden state Florida - the Sunshine state

California has a wide range of climate zones from arid hot desert to Tundra. Most of Florida has a tropical or subtropical climate.

CLIMATE

California - 1850 Florida - 1845

STATEHOOD

California - Death Valley, Sierra Nevada, Mojave desert, Klamath mountains, Transverse ranges, etc Florida - Everglades, Florida keys, Pine island, Amelia island, etc

FAMOUS GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES

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