State size comparison
Texas, USA
compared to
California, USA
Texas is about 1.7 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, making Texas 68% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (12.1 million fewer people live in Texas).
We have positioned the outline of California near the middle of Texas.
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This to-scale comparison of
California
vs.
Texas
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