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United States vs Alberta Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). United States' land area is 14.2 times larger than Alberta's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 14.9 times larger than Alberta's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). United States' north-south length is 4.5 times (348%) longer than Alberta's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). United States' east-west width is 8.9 times (787%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Denali is 8,015 feet higher than Mount Columbia.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. United States's lowest point is 778 feet lower.
United States vs Alberta Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). United States' population is 67.4 times larger than Alberta's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. United States' population density is 4.7 times (372%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. New York's population is 6.5 times (549%) larger than Calgary'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 Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 13.5 times larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 129 years.
United States vs Alberta Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. United States' economic output is 88.9 times larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. United States' GDP per capita is 1.3 times (27%) 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.