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Alberta vs Yukon Geography
Land area: Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Yukon has 183,163 square miles (474,391 km²). Alberta's land area is 1.4 times (35%) larger than Yukon's.
Total area: Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Yukon: 186,272 square miles (482,443 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Yukon's.
Length: Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Yukon is 669 miles (1,077 km). Alberta's north-south length is 1.2 times (21%) longer than Yukon's.
Width: Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Yukon spans 830 miles (1,336 km). Yukon's east-west width is 1.5 times (53%) wider than Alberta's.
Highest point: Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Yukon's is Mount Logan at 19,551 feet (5,959 m). Mount Logan is 7,258 feet higher than Mount Columbia.
Lowest point: Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Yukon's is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet. Yukon's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Yukon Population and History
Population: Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Yukon has 47,595 (2024). Alberta's population is 106.1 times larger than Yukon's.
Population density: Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Yukon: 0.3. Alberta's population density is 68.0 times higher than Yukon's.
Biggest city: Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Yukon's is Whitehorse with 28,201. Calgary's population is 46.3 times larger than Whitehorse's.
Largest metro area: Alberta's largest metropolitan area is Calgary CMA (1,481,806 people) vs Yukon's Whitehorse CMA (31,913). Calgary CMA's population is 46.4 times larger than Whitehorse CMA's.
History: Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. Yukon: Became a Canadian territory on June 13, 1898. In its current form, Yukon is the older of the two by 7 years.
Alberta vs Yukon Economy
GDP: Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Yukon's $3.2 billion. Alberta's economic output is 108.1 times larger than Yukon's.
GDP per capita: Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Yukon: $66,713. Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (6%) higher than Yukon's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Yukon official website
More Size Comparisons
All Alberta size comparisons · All Yukon size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.