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Alaska vs Asia Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Asia has 17,212,048 square miles (44,579,000 km²). Asia's land area is 30.1 times larger than Alaska's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Asia is 6,585 miles (10,598 km). Asia's north-south length is 5.5 times (448%) longer than Alaska's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Asia spans 5,054 miles (8,134 km). Asia's east-west width is 3.3 times (227%) wider than Alaska's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Asia's is Mount Everest at 29,032 feet (8,849 m). Mount Everest is 8,797 feet higher than Denali.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Asia's is Dead Sea shore at -1,411 feet. Asia's lowest point is 1,411 feet lower.
Alaska vs Asia Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Asia has 4,835,000,000 (2025 UN estimate). Asia's population is 6,532.6 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Asia: 280.9. Asia's population density is 216.1 times higher than Alaska's.
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