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Ohio vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 6.1 times (507%) larger than Ohio's.
Total area: Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 5.7 times (470%) larger than Ohio's.
Length: Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Ohio's.
Width: Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.7 times (72%) wider than Ohio's.
Highest point: Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 10,746 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point: Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Ohio's lowest point is 44 feet lower.
Ohio vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Ohio's population is 2.4 times (135%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Ohio's population density is 14.3 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area: Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 102 years.
Ohio vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Ohio's economic output is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Ohio's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (10%) 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.