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Alberta vs Northern Ireland Geography
Land area: Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Northern Ireland has 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²). Alberta's land area is 47.4 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area: Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 46.8 times larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length: Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km). Alberta's north-south length is 9.8 times (876%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width: Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km). Alberta's east-west width is 5.1 times (408%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point: Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Northern Ireland's is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m). Mount Columbia is 9,504 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point: Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Northern Ireland's is Irish Sea at 0 feet. Northern Ireland's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Northern Ireland Population and History
Population: Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Northern Ireland has 1,905,000 (2022). Alberta's population is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density: Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Northern Ireland: 363.8. Northern Ireland's population density is 17.8 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Northern Ireland's is Belfast with 348,005. Calgary's population is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Belfast's.
History: Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921. In its current form, Alberta is the older of the two by 16 years.
Alberta vs Northern Ireland Economy
GDP: Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Northern Ireland's $58.8 billion. Alberta's economic output is 5.9 times (488%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita: Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Northern Ireland: $30,686. Alberta's GDP per capita is 2.3 times (130%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Northern Ireland official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.