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Texas vs Australian Capital Territory Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Australian Capital Territory has 910 square miles (2,358 km²).
- Texas' land area is 287.0 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Texas' total area is 295.0 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km).
- Texas' north-south length is 15.0 times longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km).
- Texas' east-west width is 20.4 times wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Australian Capital Territory's is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m).
- Guadalupe Peak is 2,457 feet higher than Bimberi Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Australian Capital Territory's is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet.
- Texas's lowest point is 1,407 feet lower.
Texas vs Australian Capital Territory Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Australian Capital Territory has 486,231 (2025).
- Texas' population is 64.4 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Australian Capital Territory: 534.3.
- Australian Capital Territory's population density is 4.5 times (346%) higher than Texas'.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Australian Capital Territory's Greater Canberra (486,231).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 17.2 times larger than Greater Canberra's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 66 years.
Texas vs Australian Capital Territory Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Australian Capital Territory's $38.0 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 72.9 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Australian Capital Territory: $78,152.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Australian Capital Territory's.
Official Websites
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