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Texas vs Europe Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Europe has 3,930,520 square miles (10,180,000 km²). Europe's land area is 15.0 times larger than Texas'.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Europe is 3,351 miles (5,393 km). Europe's north-south length is 4.1 times (315%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Europe spans 1,741 miles (2,802 km). Europe's east-west width is 2.2 times (124%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Europe's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m). Mount Elbrus is 9,780 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Europe's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet. Europe's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Texas vs Europe Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Europe has 745,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Europe's population is 23.8 times larger than Texas'.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Europe: 189.5. Europe's population density is 1.6 times (58%) higher than Texas'.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.