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Alberta vs Nunavut Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Nunavut has 747,537 square miles (1,936,113 km²).
- Nunavut's land area is 3.0 times (201%) larger than Alberta's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Nunavut: 808,185 square miles (2,093,190 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Nunavut's total area is 3.2 times (216%) larger than Alberta's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Nunavut is 2,112 miles (3,400 km).
- Nunavut's north-south length is 2.6 times (161%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Nunavut spans 1,328 miles (2,137 km).
- Nunavut's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Nunavut's is Barbeau Peak at 8,583 feet (2,616 m).
- Mount Columbia is 3,710 feet higher than Barbeau Peak.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Nunavut's is Arctic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nunavut's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Nunavut Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Nunavut has 41,410 (2024).
- Alberta's population is 121.9 times larger than Nunavut's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Nunavut: 0.1.
- Alberta's population density is 204.0 times higher than Nunavut's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Nunavut's is Iqaluit with 7,429.
- Calgary's population is 175.9 times larger than Iqaluit's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Nunavut: Became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999, the newest territory.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 94 years.
Alberta vs Nunavut Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Nunavut's $4.1 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 84.4 times larger than Nunavut's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Nunavut: $99,932.
- Nunavut's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
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