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United States vs Alabama Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Alabama has 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²). United States' land area is 69.8 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 72.5 times larger than Alabama's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Alabama is 331 miles (532 km). United States' north-south length is 11.0 times longer than Alabama's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km). United States' east-west width is 22.8 times wider than Alabama's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Alabama's is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m). Denali is 17,903 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Alabama's is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Alabama Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Alabama has 5,157,699 (2024). United States' population is 65.9 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Alabama: 101.8. Alabama's population density is 1.1 times (6%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Alabama's is Huntsville with 230,402. New York's population is 36.8 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area: United States's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Alabama's Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 16.7 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 43 years.
United States vs Alabama Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Alabama's $325.3 billion. United States' economic output is 94.6 times larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Alabama: $63,080. United States' GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Alabama's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.