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Alberta vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 30.9 times larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 31.9 times larger than Wales'.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 5.4 times (444%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 4.9 times (390%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Mount Columbia is 8,733 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Wales's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Alberta's population is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 19.0 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Calgary's population is 3.5 times (251%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Wales is the older of the two by 369 years.
Alberta vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 3.9 times (287%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (146%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Wales official website
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