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Wisconsin vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 4.6 times (358%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Total area: Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Wisconsin's.
Length: Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 2.2 times (120%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width: Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.7 times (68%) wider than Wisconsin's.
Highest point: Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 10,347 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point: Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Alberta's lowest point is 78 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Wisconsin's population is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Wisconsin's population density is 5.4 times (439%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Milwaukee's.
Largest metro area: Wisconsin's largest metropolitan area is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area (3,757,952 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area's population is 2.5 times (154%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Wisconsin is the older of the two by 57 years.
Wisconsin vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Wisconsin's economic output is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (8%) 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.