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Vermont vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 26.9 times larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 26.6 times larger than Vermont's.
Length: Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 4.9 times (391%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 4.8 times (381%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 7,909 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Vermont's lowest point is 404 feet lower.
Vermont vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Vermont's population density is 3.5 times (245%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 29.4 times larger than Burlington's.
Largest metro area: Vermont's largest metropolitan area is Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (229,445 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Calgary CMA's population is 6.5 times (546%) larger than Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area's.
History: Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Vermont is the older of the two by 114 years.
Vermont vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Alberta's economic output is 7.5 times (647%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Vermont and Alberta have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
Vermont official website · Alberta official website
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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.