Texas is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America, whereas Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the U.S. state Texas and Nigeria country regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Texas bigger than Nigeria?
The total area of Texas is 268,596 sq mi, and the total area of Nigeria is 356,669 sq mi. Texas is smaller than Nigeria by 88,073 sq mi. Texas is around 1.33 times smaller than Nigeria.
Area of Texas: 268,596 sq mi ( 695,662 km2 )
Area of Nigeria: 356,669 sq mi ( 923,769 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Texas as of 2019 was estimated to be around 29 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the current population of Nigeria as of 2nd June 2021, is 211,025,319.
Here is some more data comparison between Texas and Nigeria.
The capital city of Texas is Austin, and the capital city of Nigeria is Abuja.
Official Languages
Texas: No official language, but English is the primary spoken language.
Nigeria: English, Yoruba, Igbo
Human Development Index
HDI of Texas as of 2018: 0.909
HDI of Nigeria as of 2019: 0.539
Texas Timezone:
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Nigeria Timezone:
UTC + 1 (West Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Texas:
31° 28′ 32.52″ N, 99° 19′ 52.32″ W
Coordinates of Nigeria:
8° 0′ 0″ N, 10° 0′ 0″ E
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