Australia is a country located in the Oceania continent, whereas Houston is the most populous city in the state of Texas, USA. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Australia and Houston regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Australia compared to Houston?
The total area of Australia is 7,692,024 sq km, and the total area of Houston is 1739.69 sq km. Australia is bigger than Houston by 7,690,284.31 sq km. Australia is around 4,421.49 times bigger than Houston.
Area of Australia: 2,969,907 sq mi ( 7,692,024 km2 )
Area of Houston Texas: 671.70 sq mi ( 1739.69 km2 )
Population
According to the Worldometer data, the total population of Australia as of 8th July 2021 is estimated to be around 25,804,397.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Houston Texas as of 2019 was estimated to be around 2.31 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Australia and Houston.
Official Languages
Australia: None at the federal level but English is the national language of Australia.
Houston: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Australia as of 2019: 0.944
HDI of Houston (Texas) as of 2018: 0.917
Australia Timezone:
UTC + 8, +9.5, +10
Summer (DST):
UTC + 8, +9.5, +10, +10.5, +11
(Australia has various timezones, also in Daylight Saving Time).
Houston, Texas Timezone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Australia:
25° 0′ 0″ S, 133° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Houston, Texas:
29° 45′ 46″ N, 95° 22′ 59″ W
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