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Delaware vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 127.3 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area: Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 102.7 times larger than Delaware's.
Length: Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 8.3 times (727%) longer than Delaware's.
Width: Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 5.7 times (467%) wider than Delaware's.
Highest point: Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 11,843 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point: Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Delaware's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Delaware vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Delaware's.
Population density: Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Delaware's population density is 26.5 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 17.9 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area: Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's population is 4.3 times (327%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 118 years.
Delaware vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Alberta's economic output is 3.1 times (212%) larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita: Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Delaware's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Alberta'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.