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Colorado vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- Saskatchewan's land area is 2.2 times (120%) larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Saskatchewan's total area is 2.4 times (141%) larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- Saskatchewan's north-south length is 1.7 times (70%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- Colorado and Saskatchewan have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Mount Elbert is 9,855 feet higher than Cypress Hills.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- Saskatchewan's lowest point is 2,627 feet lower.
Colorado vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- Colorado's population is 4.7 times (371%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- Colorado's population density is 10.5 times higher than Saskatchewan's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Denver's population is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Saskatoon's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's population is 9.6 times (861%) larger than Saskatoon CMA's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 29 years.
Colorado vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- Colorado's economic output is 6.8 times (577%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (42%) higher than Saskatchewan's.
Official Websites
Colorado official website · Saskatchewan official website
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