How large is Greenland compared with Texas and Saudi Arabia?

Greenland is the world's largest island, with a total area of more than 836,000 square miles (approximately 2,165,000 square km). Its size relative to Texas and Saudi Arabia is as follows:1

• Texas: Greenland is more than three times the size of Texas, which has an area of 268,597 square miles.123
• Saudi Arabia: Greenland is roughly the same size as Saudi Arabia, which has a total area of 830,000 square miles.43

While Greenland appears significantly larger than other landmasses on many world maps due to the Mercator projection—which exaggerates the size of areas distant from the Equator—its actual land area is comparable to that of Saudi Arabia.3