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Texas vs Africa Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Africa has 11,725,923 square miles (30,370,000 km²). Africa's land area is 44.9 times larger than Texas'.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Africa is 6,079 miles (9,783 km). Africa's north-south length is 7.5 times (652%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Africa spans 5,141 miles (8,274 km). Africa's east-west width is 6.6 times (562%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Africa's is Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,341 feet (5,895 m). Mount Kilimanjaro is 10,611 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Africa's is Lake Assal at -509 feet. Africa's lowest point is 509 feet lower.
Texas vs Africa Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Africa has 1,550,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Africa's population is 49.5 times larger than Texas'.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Africa: 132.2. Africa's population density is 1.1 times (10%) higher than Texas'.
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