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Texas vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Texas has a land area of 261,259 square miles (676,657 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 24.2 times larger than Texas'.
Total area
- Texas: 268,599 square miles (695,668 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 24.6 times larger than Texas'.
Length
- Texas is 808 miles (1,300 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 3.7 times (267%) longer than Texas'.
Width
- Texas spans 777 miles (1,250 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 5.0 times (396%) wider than Texas'.
Highest point
- Texas's highest point is Guadalupe Peak at 8,730 feet (2,661 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 9,780 feet higher than Guadalupe Peak.
Lowest point
- Texas's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Texas vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Texas has a population of 31,290,831 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 4.7 times (367%) larger than Texas'.
Population density
- Texas: 119.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Texas' population density is 5.2 times (419%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Texas's biggest city is Houston with 2,390,125 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 5.5 times (452%) 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 Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area's.
History
- Texas: Admitted to the Union on December 29, 1845, as the 28th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Texas is the older of the two by 146 years.
Texas vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Texas's GDP is $2,769.8 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Texas' economic output is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- Texas: $88,517 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Texas' GDP per capita is 5.0 times (404%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Texas: $69,823 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Texas' average income is 4.4 times (337%) higher than Russia's.
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