Texas is 1.07× the size of Afghanistan
Texas (state of the United States) covers about 685,000 km² (265,000 mi²) and Afghanistan (Asia) about 642,000 km² (248,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 685,000km²Texas
- 642,000km²Afghanistan
500 km
- Texas
- Afghanistan
What fits
- Afghanistan is 94% of the size of Texas.
- Texas is larger by 43,200 km² (16,700 mi²), which is 6.7% of the area of Afghanistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Texas is about 22.3, Afghanistan about 20.9.
How they differ
- Texas is larger, but Afghanistan has the larger population: 41.5 million against 29.1 million, 1.42× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 65 in Afghanistan against 43 in Texas: Afghanistan is 1.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,600 km apart.
- Together Texas and Afghanistan cover 1,328,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 2.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 43,200 km², is about the size of Denmark (42,700 km²).
- At Afghanistan's density, Texas would have 44.2 million people (it has 29.1 million). At Texas's density, Afghanistan would have 27.3 million (it has 41.5 million).
- Afghanistan's centre is 2.3° of latitude, about 260 km, farther north than Texas's.
- 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.
- Afghanistan ranks 42nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Afghanistan lies about 2° of latitude (roughly 260 km) north of Texas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Texas would have about 23,510 m² and each person in Afghanistan about 15,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Texas and Afghanistan would cover 1,328,000 km², about the same size as Peru.
- Together they have 70.6 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Texas would rank 40th by area and 52nd by population.
Side by side
| Texas | Afghanistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² | 642,000 km²248,000 mi² |
| Official area | 696,000 km²Wikidata | 652,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 51in the United States | 41st of 239worldwide |
| Population | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 41.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 51in the United States | 34th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 43 per km² | 65 per km² |
| Capital | Austin | Kabul |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 37°N | 29°N to 38°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 696,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 685,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 652,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 642,000 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