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Maine vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 8.0 times (704%) larger than Maine's.
Total area: Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 7.2 times (622%) larger than Maine's.
Length: Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than Maine's.
Width: Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 2.7 times (168%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point: Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 7,040 feet higher than Mount Katahdin.
Lowest point: Maine's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Maine's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Maine vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 3.6 times (259%) larger than Maine's.
Population density: Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Maine's population density is 2.2 times (124%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 18.8 times larger than Portland's.
Largest metro area: Maine's largest metropolitan area is Portland-South Portland, ME metro area (571,534 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Calgary CMA's population is 2.6 times (159%) larger than Portland-South Portland, ME metro area's.
History: Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Maine is the older of the two by 85 years.
Maine vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Alberta's economic output is 3.5 times (249%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita: Maine: $70,586 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Maine and Alberta have about the same GDP per capita.
Official Websites
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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.