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Alberta vs Spain Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Spain has 192,657 square miles (498,980 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Spain's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Spain: 195,364 square miles (505,990 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Spain's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Spain is 546 miles (879 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.5 times (48%) longer than Spain's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Spain spans 697 miles (1,122 km).
- Spain's east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Spain's is Teide (Tenerife) at 12,188 feet (3,715 m).
- Mount Columbia is 105 feet higher than Teide (Tenerife).
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Spain's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Spain's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Spain Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Spain has 49,801,559 (2026).
- Spain's population is 9.9 times (887%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Spain: 258.5.
- Spain's population density is 12.7 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Spain's is Madrid with 3,266,126.
- Madrid's population is 2.5 times (150%) larger than Calgary's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Spain's Madrid (6,497,000).
- Madrid's population is 4.4 times (338%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Spain: A unified kingdom since 1479; the current constitution dates from 1978.
- In its current form, Spain is the older of the two by 426 years.
Alberta vs Spain Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Spain's $1,906.5 billion.
- Spain's economic output is 5.5 times (451%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Spain: $38,627.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Spain's.
Official Websites
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