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Alaska vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 71.2 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 83.0 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 8.1 times (706%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 13.9 times wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Denali is 16,675 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Wales' population is 4.2 times (320%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 297.7 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Cardiff's population is 1.3 times (28%) larger than Anchorage's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 423 years.
Alaska vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Wales' economic output is 1.3 times (25%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 3.4 times (238%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
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