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Alberta vs New Zealand Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while New Zealand has 102,138 square miles (264,537 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 2.4 times (143%) larger than New Zealand's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs New Zealand: 103,799 square miles (268,838 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 2.5 times (146%) larger than New Zealand's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; New Zealand is 1,185 miles (1,908 km).
- New Zealand's north-south length is 1.5 times (46%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; New Zealand spans 969 miles (1,559 km).
- New Zealand's east-west width is 1.8 times (78%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); New Zealand's is Aoraki / Mount Cook at 12,218 feet (3,724 m).
- Mount Columbia is 75 feet higher than Aoraki / Mount Cook.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; New Zealand's is Taieri Plains at -7 feet.
- New Zealand's lowest point is 506 feet lower.
Alberta vs New Zealand Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while New Zealand has 5,357,300 (2026).
- New Zealand's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs New Zealand: 52.5.
- New Zealand's population density is 2.6 times (157%) higher than Alberta's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs New Zealand's Auckland Region (1,715,600).
- Auckland Region's population is 1.2 times (16%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- New Zealand: A dominion from September 26, 1907; fully independent by statute in 1947.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 2 years.
Alberta vs New Zealand Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs New Zealand's $264.1 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 1.3 times (31%) larger than New Zealand's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs New Zealand: $49,591.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than New Zealand's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · New Zealand official website
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