South Australia is 1.44× the size of Texas
South Australia (state of Australia) covers about 984,000 km² (380,000 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.
- 984,000km²South Australia
- 685,000km²Texas
200 km
- South Australia
- Texas
What fits
- Texas is 70% of the size of South Australia.
- South Australia is larger by 299,000 km² (115,000 mi²), which is 44% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Australia is about 32.1, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- South Australia is larger, but Texas has the larger population: 29.1 million against 1.9 million, 15.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 1.9 in South Australia: Texas is 22.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,800 km apart.
- Together South Australia and Texas cover 1,669,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 299,000 km², is about the size of Italy (301,000 km²).
- At Texas's density, South Australia would have 41.8 million people (it has 1.9 million). At South Australia's density, Texas would have 1.3 million (it has 29.1 million).
- Texas's centre is 61.6° of latitude, about 6,850 km, farther north than South Australia's.
- South Australia is the 4th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 13% of its area; it is the 6th 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.
- Texas lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,850 km) north of South Australia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Australia would have about 520,100 m² and each person in Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, South Australia and Texas would cover 1,669,000 km², about the same size as Libya.
- Together they have 31.0 million people, about as many people as Ivory Coast.
Side by side
| South Australia | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 984,000 km²380,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 984,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 8in Australia | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 1.9 millionWikidata, 2024 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 8in Australia | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 1.9 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Adelaide | Austin |
| Latitude range | 38°S to 26°S | 26°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 984,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 984,000 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