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Alaska vs England Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 11.4 times larger than England's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 13.2 times larger than England's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 2.9 times (185%) longer than England's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 4.3 times (331%) wider than England's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Denali is 17,026 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Alaska vs England Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 76.4 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 864.6 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 30.5 times larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 25.6 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 1,032 years.
Alaska vs England Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 31.4 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs England: $39,801.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (143%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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