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Alberta vs Manitoba Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Manitoba has 213,729 square miles (553,556 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Manitoba's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Manitoba: 250,116 square miles (647,797 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta and Manitoba have about the same total area.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Manitoba is 767 miles (1,234 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.1 times (6%) longer than Manitoba's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Manitoba spans 516 miles (831 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.1 times (5%) wider than Manitoba's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Manitoba's is Baldy Mountain at 2,730 feet (832 m).
- Mount Columbia is 9,563 feet higher than Baldy Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Manitoba's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Manitoba's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Manitoba Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Manitoba has 1,505,117 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 3.4 times (235%) larger than Manitoba's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Manitoba: 7.0.
- Alberta's population density is 2.9 times (191%) higher than Manitoba's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Manitoba's is Winnipeg with 749,607.
- Calgary's population is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Winnipeg's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Manitoba's Winnipeg CMA (834,678).
- Calgary CMA's population is 1.8 times (78%) larger than Winnipeg CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Manitoba: Joined Confederation on July 15, 1870.
- In its current form, Manitoba is the older of the two by 35 years.
Alberta vs Manitoba Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Manitoba's $70.2 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 4.9 times (393%) larger than Manitoba's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Manitoba: $47,034.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (50%) higher than Manitoba's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Manitoba official website
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