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Iowa vs Saskatchewan Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Saskatchewan has 228,445 square miles (591,670 km²).
- Saskatchewan's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Saskatchewan: 251,366 square miles (651,036 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Saskatchewan's total area is 4.5 times (347%) larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Saskatchewan is 796 miles (1,282 km).
- Saskatchewan's north-south length is 3.7 times (269%) longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Saskatchewan spans 391 miles (630 km).
- Saskatchewan's east-west width is 1.2 times (17%) wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Saskatchewan's is Cypress Hills at 4,567 feet (1,392 m).
- Cypress Hills is 2,898 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Saskatchewan's is Lake Athabasca at 699 feet.
- Iowa's lowest point is 219 feet lower.
Iowa vs Saskatchewan Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Saskatchewan has 1,265,936 (2026).
- Iowa's population is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Saskatchewan: 5.5.
- Iowa's population density is 10.5 times higher than Saskatchewan's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Saskatchewan's is Saskatoon with 266,141.
- Saskatoon's population is 1.2 times (25%) larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Saskatchewan's Saskatoon CMA (317,480).
- Omaha, NE-IA metro area's population is 3.2 times (215%) larger than Saskatoon CMA's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Saskatchewan: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 59 years.
Iowa vs Saskatchewan Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Saskatchewan's $82.4 billion.
- Iowa's economic output is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Saskatchewan's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Saskatchewan: $66,019.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Saskatchewan's.
Official Websites
Iowa official website · Saskatchewan official website
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