State size comparison
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Texas is about 1.7 times bigger than California.
California is approximately 403,882 sq km, while Texas is approximately 678,052 sq km, making Texas 68% larger than California. Meanwhile, the population of California is ~37.3 million people (12.1 million fewer people live in Texas).
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