British Columbia is 1.38× the size of Texas
British Columbia (province of Canada) covers about 946,000 km² (365,000 mi²) and Texas (state of the United States) about 685,000 km² (265,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 946,000km²British Columbia
- 685,000km²Texas
500 km
- British Columbia
- Texas
What fits
- Texas is 72% of the size of British Columbia.
- British Columbia is larger by 260,000 km² (100,000 mi²), which is 38% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: British Columbia is about 30.8, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- British Columbia is larger, but Texas has the larger population: 29.1 million against 5.0 million, 5.83× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 5.3 in British Columbia: Texas is 8.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,240 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: British Columbia at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Texas at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows British Columbia as 2.99× the size of Texas instead of 1.38×.
- Together British Columbia and Texas cover 1,631,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 260,000 km², is about the size of Gabon (260,000 km²).
- At Texas's density, British Columbia would have 40.2 million people (it has 5.0 million). At British Columbia's density, Texas would have 3.6 million (it has 29.1 million).
- British Columbia's centre is 23.1° of latitude, about 2,570 km, farther north than Texas's.
- British Columbia is the 5th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 9.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Texas is the 2nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 7.2% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- British Columbia lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,570 km) north of Texas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in British Columbia would have about 189,090 m² and each person in Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, British Columbia and Texas would cover 1,631,000 km², about the same size as Libya.
- Together they have 34.1 million people, about as many people as Peru.
Side by side
| British Columbia | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 946,000 km²365,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 945,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 13in Canada | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2021 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 13in Canada | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 5.3 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Austin |
| Latitude range | 48°N to 60°N | 26°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 945,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 946,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 696,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 685,000 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