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Alaska vs Africa Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Africa has 11,725,923 square miles (30,370,000 km²).
- Africa's land area is 20.5 times larger than Alaska's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Africa is 6,079 miles (9,783 km).
- Africa's north-south length is 5.1 times (406%) longer than Alaska's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Africa spans 5,141 miles (8,274 km).
- Africa's east-west width is 3.3 times (233%) wider than Alaska's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Africa's is Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,341 feet (5,895 m).
- Denali is 894 feet higher than Mount Kilimanjaro.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Africa's is Lake Assal at -509 feet.
- Africa's lowest point is 509 feet lower.
Alaska vs Africa Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Africa has 1,550,000,000 (2025 UN estimate).
- Africa's population is 2,094.2 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Africa: 132.2.
- Africa's population density is 101.7 times higher than Alaska's.
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