Texas is 1.22× the size of Bahia
Texas (state of the United States) covers about 685,000 km² (265,000 mi²) and Bahia (state of Brazil) about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 685,000km²Texas
- 560,000km²Bahia
200 km
- Texas
- Bahia
What fits
- Bahia is 82% of the size of Texas.
- Texas is larger by 125,000 km² (48,400 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Bahia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Texas is about 22.3, Bahia about 18.3.
How they differ
- Texas also has the larger population: 29.1 million against 14.1 million, 2.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 43 in Texas against 25 in Bahia: Texas is 1.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Texas at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bahia at 12°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Texas as 1.60× the size of Bahia instead of 1.22×.
- Together Texas and Bahia cover 1,245,000 km², close to the size of Angola (1,245,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 125,000 km², is about the size of Eritrea (123,000 km²).
- At Bahia's density, Texas would have 17.3 million people (it has 29.1 million). At Texas's density, Bahia would have 23.8 million (it has 14.1 million).
- Texas's centre is 43.9° of latitude, about 4,890 km, farther north than Bahia'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.
- Bahia is the 5th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.6% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Texas lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,890 km) north of Bahia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Texas would have about 23,510 m² and each person in Bahia about 39,600 m².
- Laid side by side, Texas and Bahia would cover 1,245,000 km², about the same size as Angola.
- Together they have 43.3 million people, 1.04× as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Texas | Bahia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² |
| Official area | 696,000 km²Wikidata | 566,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 51in the United States | 5th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 51in the United States | 4th of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 43 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Austin | Salvador |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 37°N | 18°S to 9°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 566,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 560,000 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