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Texas vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area: Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²). Texas' land area is 12.7 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area: Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water. Texas' total area is 12.6 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length: Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km). Texas' north-south length is 2.4 times (136%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width: Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km). Texas' east-west width is 2.3 times (130%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point: Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m). Guadalupe Peak is 6,981 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point: Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Texas vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population: Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026). Texas' population is 28.7 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density: Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9. Texas' population density is 2.3 times (126%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Biggest city: Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819. Houston's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area: Texas's largest metropolitan area is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (8,344,032 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703). Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's population is 17.9 times larger than Halifax CMA's.
History: Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state. Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces. In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 22 years.
Texas vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP: Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion. Texas' economic output is 58.1 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita: Texas: $88,517 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056. Texas' GDP per capita is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
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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.