Alaska is 2.48 times larger than Texas (148% larger). Areas below are total areas from national statistics; the Mercator factor shows how much a standard web map inflates each one.
Alaska is larger by 396,788 sq mi (1,027,675 km²).
Share of the two areas combined (true area, not map area)
| Metric | 🇺🇸 Alaska | 🇺🇸 Texas | Ratio / Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Area (Sq Miles) | 665,384 sq mi | 268,596 sq mi | 2.48x |
| Total Area (Sq Kilometers) | 1,723,337 km² | 695,662 km² | 2.48x |
| Population | 733,391 | 29,145,505 | 39.7x less |
| Population Density | 1.1 people / sq mi | 109 people / sq mi | Texas 98.4x denser |
| Capital or Seat | Juneau | Austin | - |
| Largest Metropolitan Area | Anchorage | Houston | - |
| Latitude Center | 64.0° | 31.0° | 33.0° lat diff |
| Mercator Area Inflation Factor | 5.21x | 1.36x | 3.83x visual distortion |
On Mercator projections, Alaska looks roughly the same size as the entire continental United States (5.2x exaggeration). While not quite that large, Alaska is still two and a half times larger than Texas.
Mercator projection formulas stretch surface area proportionally to sec²(φ) = 1 / cos²(φ), magnifying landmasses drastically near the north and south poles.
Alaska is the largest state in the US by a wide margin, covering 665,384 square miles compared to Texas's 268,596 square miles. You could fit nearly two and a half Texases inside Alaska. Conversely, Texas has nearly 40 times the population of Alaska.
Alaska is the only US state that borders two oceans: the Arctic and the Pacific.
Texas is the largest state in the contiguous 48 United States.
Mercator factors use the center latitude only (area scale = 1 / cos² of latitude), so they are approximations for places that span many degrees of latitude.
Use published areas from national statistics offices or census gazetteers rather than judging by pixels on a flat web map.
Remember that Web Mercator tiles distort areas by 1/cos²(latitude). High-latitude regions appear vastly larger than equatorial states.
Drag one outline over the other in the true size tool; the shape is re-projected as it moves, so it keeps its real size.
Alaska is nearly 2.5 times larger than Texas (665,384 sq mi vs 268,596 sq mi).
Yes. Texas can fit into Alaska 2.48 times.
Texas has about 29,145,505 people versus 733,391 in Alaska, roughly 39.7 times as many. Per square mile, that is about 1.1 people in Alaska and 109 in Texas.
