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Alberta vs Tasmania Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Tasmania has 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 9.4 times (839%) larger than Tasmania's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Tasmania: 26,410 square miles (68,401 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 9.7 times (868%) larger than Tasmania's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Tasmania is 318 miles (511 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 2.5 times (155%) longer than Tasmania's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Tasmania spans 248 miles (399 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.2 times (119%) wider than Tasmania's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Tasmania's is Mount Ossa at 5,305 feet (1,617 m).
- Mount Columbia is 6,988 feet higher than Mount Ossa.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Tasmania's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Tasmania's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Tasmania Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Tasmania has 576,659 (2025).
- Alberta's population is 8.8 times (775%) larger than Tasmania's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Tasmania: 21.8.
- Tasmania's population density is 1.1 times (7%) higher than Alberta's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Tasmania's Greater Hobart (255,250).
- Calgary CMA's population is 5.8 times (481%) larger than Greater Hobart's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Tasmania: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; founded as a colony in 1825.
- In its current form, Tasmania is the older of the two by 4 years.
Alberta vs Tasmania Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Tasmania's $28.3 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 12.2 times larger than Tasmania's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Tasmania: $49,076.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (44%) higher than Tasmania's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Tasmania official website
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