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Texas vs British Columbia Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while British Columbia has 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²).
- British Columbia's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- British Columbia's total area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km).
- British Columbia's north-south length is 1.3 times (26%) longer than Texas'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km).
- British Columbia's east-west width is 1.6 times (60%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); British Columbia's is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m).
- Mount Fairweather is 6,569 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; British Columbia's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs British Columbia Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while British Columbia has 5,658,528 (2026).
- Texas' population is 5.5 times (453%) larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs British Columbia: 15.8.
- Texas' population density is 7.6 times (658%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; British Columbia's is Vancouver with 662,248.
- Houston's population is 3.6 times (261%) larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs British Columbia's Vancouver CMA (2,642,825).
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 26 years.
Texas vs British Columbia Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs British Columbia's $313.3 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 8.8 times (784%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs British Columbia: $55,241.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 1.6 times (60%) higher than British Columbia's.
Official Websites
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