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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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