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Texas vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). Texas' land area is 49.9 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 49.2 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). Texas' north-south length is 9.7 times (873%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). Texas' east-west width is 7.3 times (626%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Guadalupe Peak is 5,941 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). Texas' population is 16.4 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. Northern Ireland's population density is 3.0 times (204%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005. Houston's population is 6.9 times (587%) larger than Belfast's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 76 years.
Texas vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion. Texas' economic output is 47.1 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686. Texas' GDP per capita is 2.9 times (188%) higher than Northern Ireland'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.