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Alberta vs Nova Scotia Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Nova Scotia has 20,594 square miles (53,338 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 12.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Nova Scotia: 21,345 square miles (55,284 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 12.0 times larger than Nova Scotia's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Nova Scotia is 342 miles (550 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.4 times (137%) longer than Nova Scotia's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Nova Scotia spans 338 miles (544 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.6 times (61%) wider than Nova Scotia's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Nova Scotia's is White Hill at 1,749 feet (533 m).
- Mount Columbia is 10,544 feet higher than White Hill.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Nova Scotia's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Nova Scotia's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Nova Scotia Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Nova Scotia has 1,090,074 (2026).
- Alberta's population is 4.6 times (363%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Nova Scotia: 52.9.
- Nova Scotia's population density is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Nova Scotia's is ''Halifax'' with 439,819.
- Calgary's population is 3.0 times (197%) larger than ''Halifax'''s.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Nova Scotia's Halifax CMA (465,703).
- Calgary CMA's population is 3.2 times (218%) larger than Halifax CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Nova Scotia: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, Nova Scotia is the older of the two by 38 years.
Alberta vs Nova Scotia Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Nova Scotia's $47.7 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 7.3 times (625%) larger than Nova Scotia's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Nova Scotia: $44,056.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Nova Scotia's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Nova Scotia official website
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