Turkey is 1.14× the size of Texas
Turkey (Asia) covers about 780,000 km² (301,000 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.
- 780,000km²Turkey
- 685,000km²Texas
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- Turkey
- Texas
What fits
- Texas is 88% of the size of Turkey.
- Turkey is larger by 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Texas.
- Measured in Belgiums: Turkey is about 25.4, Texas about 22.3.
How they differ
- Turkey also has the larger population: 85.4 million against 29.1 million, 2.93× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 109 in Turkey against 43 in Texas: Turkey is 2.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Turkey at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Texas at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Turkey as 1.38× the size of Texas instead of 1.14×.
- Together Turkey and Texas cover 1,465,000 km², close to the size of Mongolia (1,565,000 km², 6.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 94,700 km², is about the size of Liberia (95,300 km²).
- At Texas's density, Turkey would have 33.2 million people (it has 85.4 million). At Turkey's density, Texas would have 75.0 million (it has 29.1 million).
- Turkey's centre is 7.7° of latitude, about 850 km, farther north than Texas's.
- Turkey ranks 38th 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.
- Turkey lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 851 km) north of Texas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Turkey would have about 9,140 m² and each person in Texas about 23,510 m².
- Laid side by side, Turkey and Texas would cover 1,465,000 km², 94% of the size of Mongolia.
- Together they have 114.5 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
- Counted as a country, Texas would rank 40th by area and 52nd by population.
Side by side
| Turkey | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 780,000 km²301,000 mi² | 685,000 km²265,000 mi² |
| Official area | 784,000 km²Wikidata | 696,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 239worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 85.4 millionWikidata, 2023 | 29.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 109 per km² | 43 per km² |
| Capital | Ankara | Austin |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 42°N | 26°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 784,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 780,000 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 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