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Alaska vs United Kingdom Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while United Kingdom has 93,410 square miles (241,930 km²).
- Alaska's land area is 6.1 times (512%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs United Kingdom: 94,058 square miles (243,610 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alaska's total area is 7.1 times (608%) larger than United Kingdom's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; United Kingdom is 747 miles (1,202 km).
- Alaska's north-south length is 1.6 times (61%) longer than United Kingdom's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; United Kingdom spans 429 miles (690 km).
- Alaska's east-west width is 3.6 times (260%) wider than United Kingdom's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); United Kingdom's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Denali is 15,822 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; United Kingdom's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- United Kingdom's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
Alaska vs United Kingdom Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while United Kingdom has 69,487,000 (2025).
- United Kingdom's population is 93.9 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs United Kingdom: 743.9.
- United Kingdom's population density is 572.2 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; United Kingdom'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 United Kingdom'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.
- United Kingdom: Formed as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on January 1, 1801; took its current form in 1922.
- In its current form, United Kingdom is the older of the two by 158 years.
Alaska vs United Kingdom Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs United Kingdom's $4,002.6 billion.
- United Kingdom's economic output is 55.9 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs United Kingdom: $57,602.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (68%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs United Kingdom: $54,550 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 1.4 times (40%) higher than United Kingdom's.
Official Websites
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