Texas is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America, whereas the Netherlands is a country located in Western Europe and partly in the Caribbean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between the U.S. state Texas and the Netherlands regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Texas bigger than the Netherlands?
The total area of Texas is 268,596 sq mi, and the total area of the Netherlands is 16,164 sq mi. Texas is bigger than the Netherlands by 252,432 sq mi. Texas is around 16.6 times bigger than the Netherlands.
Area of Texas: 268,596 sq mi ( 695,662 km2 )
Area of the Netherlands: 16,164 sq mi ( 41,865 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 the Netherlands as of 3rd June 2021, is 17,169,713.
Here is some more data comparison between Texas and the Netherlands.
The capital city of Texas is Austin, and the capital city of the Netherlands is Amsterdam.
Official Languages
Texas: No official language, but English is the primary spoken language.
The Netherlands: Dutch
Human Development Index
HDI of Texas as of 2018: 0.909
HDI of the Netherlands as of 2019: 0.944
Texas Timezone:
UTC − 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC − 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
The Netherlands Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
UTC -4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Texas:
31° 28′ 32.52″ N, 99° 19′ 52.32″ W
Coordinates of the Netherlands:
52° 19′ 0″ N, 5° 33′ 0″ E
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