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Alberta vs Victoria Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Victoria has 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 2.8 times (182%) larger than Victoria's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Victoria: 87,806 square miles (227,416 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 2.9 times (191%) larger than Victoria's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Victoria is 466 miles (751 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.7 times (74%) longer than Victoria's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Victoria spans 558 miles (897 km).
- Alberta and Victoria have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Victoria's is Mount Bogong at 6,516 feet (1,986 m).
- Mount Columbia is 5,777 feet higher than Mount Bogong.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Victoria's is Southern Ocean at 0 feet.
- Victoria's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Victoria Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Victoria has 7,104,349 (2025).
- Victoria's population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Victoria: 80.9.
- Victoria's population density is 4.0 times (297%) higher than Alberta's.
Largest metro area
- Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Victoria's Greater Melbourne (5,435,590).
- Greater Melbourne's population is 3.7 times (267%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Victoria: Became an Australian state at Federation on January 1, 1901; separated from New South Wales in 1851.
- In its current form, Victoria is the older of the two by 4 years.
Alberta vs Victoria Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Victoria's $406.1 billion.
- Victoria's economic output is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Victoria: $57,162.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (23%) higher than Victoria's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Victoria official website
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