Saudi Arabia is 2.80× the size of Texas
Saudi Arabia (Asia) covers about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 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.
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
- 685,000km²Texas
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- Saudi Arabia
- Texas
What fits
- Texas fits inside Saudi Arabia about 2.80 times by area.
- Saudi Arabia is larger by 1,236,000 km² (477,000 mi²), which is 180% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saudi Arabia is about 62.7, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- Saudi Arabia also has the larger population: 33.0 million against 29.1 million, 1.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 17 in Saudi Arabia: Texas is 2.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- Together Saudi Arabia and Texas cover 2,607,000 km², close to the size of Kazakhstan (2,714,000 km², 4.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,236,000 km², is about the size of Angola (1,245,000 km²).
- At Texas's density, Saudi Arabia would have 81.7 million people (it has 33.0 million). At Saudi Arabia's density, Texas would have 11.8 million (it has 29.1 million).
- Texas's centre is 7.4° of latitude, about 820 km, farther north than Saudi Arabia's.
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Texas lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 822 km) north of Saudi Arabia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saudi Arabia would have about 58,230 m² and each person in Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, Saudi Arabia and Texas would cover 2,607,000 km², 96% of the size of Kazakhstan.
- Together they have 62.1 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, Texas would rank 40th by area and 52nd by population.
Side by side
| Saudi Arabia | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 17 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Austin |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 32°N | 26°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,922,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,250,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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