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Texas vs Italy Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Italy has 113,568 square miles (294,140 km²). Texas' land area is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Italy's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Italy: 116,348 square miles (301,340 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 2.3 times (131%) larger than Italy's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Italy is 734 miles (1,181 km). Texas' north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Italy's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Italy spans 694 miles (1,117 km). Texas' east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Italy's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Italy's is Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) at 15,778 feet (4,809 m). Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc) is 7,048 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Italy's is Jolanda di Savoia at -10 feet. Italy's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Texas vs Italy Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Italy has 58,943,673 (2026). Italy's population is 1.9 times (88%) larger than Texas'.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Italy: 519.0. Italy's population density is 4.3 times (333%) higher than Texas'.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Italy's is Rome with 2,748,109. Rome's population is 1.1 times (15%) 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 Italy's Metropolitan City of Rome (4,223,885). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Metropolitan City of Rome's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Italy: Unified as the Kingdom of Italy on March 17, 1861; a republic since 1946. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 16 years.
Texas vs Italy Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Italy's $2,551.6 billion. Texas' economic output is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Italy's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Italy: $43,309. Texas' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (104%) higher than Italy's.
Average income: Texas: $69,823 vs Italy: $42,080 average income per person (per capita personal income). Texas' average income is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Italy'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.