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Texas vs Japan Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Texas' land area is 1.9 times (86%) larger than Japan's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Japan's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 1.9 times (93%) longer than Texas'.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 2.0 times (102%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 3,658 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
Texas vs Japan Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 3.9 times (292%) larger than Texas'.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 7.3 times (628%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Japan's is Tokyo with 13,515,271. Tokyo's population is 5.7 times (465%) larger than Houston's.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512). Tokyo's population is 4.0 times (300%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947. In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,185 years.
Texas vs Japan Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion. Japan's economic output is 1.6 times (60%) larger than Texas'.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Japan: $35,951. Texas' GDP per capita is 2.5 times (146%) higher than Japan's.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Japan: $38,340 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Japan's.
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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.