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Alberta vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 1.7 times (72%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 1.3 times (29%) longer than Alberta's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 1.5 times (47%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Columbia is 6,873 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 9.2 times (820%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- Alberta's population density is 5.4 times (437%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Calgary's population is 11.8 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Calgary CMA's population is 7.0 times (597%) larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 44 years.
Alberta vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 11.2 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.3 times (25%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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