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Alaska vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 2.7 times (167%) larger than Manitoba's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Manitoba's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than Manitoba's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.0 times (199%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Denali is 17,505 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Manitoba's population is 2.0 times (103%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Manitoba's population density is 5.4 times (438%) higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Winnipeg's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Winnipeg CMA's population is 2.0 times (105%) larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 89 years.
Alaska vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Alaska and Manitoba have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (106%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
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