How big is Alaska?

Alaska measures 1,518,878 km². It is 2.2 times Texas. Two Texases still leave 141,376 km² uncovered.

Alaska1,518,878 km²

Versus Texas2.2 times larger

Left after two Texases141,376 km²

Quebec is smaller by16,126 km²

Mercator inflates Alaska before the argument starts, because the state sits where the projection stretches hardest. On Equal Earth it is still in Mexico’s weight class, not Texas’s.

Alaska laid over Texas on Equal Earth. Moving it south does not change the area. It only takes the costume off. Open this scene on the full map.

Areas are the shapes drawn on Map Real Size, measured on the sphere. Official land-area tables differ where they include inland water, a different coastline, or a disputed border. Alaska vs Texas.