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Maryland vs Alberta Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 25.5 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 20.6 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 3.5 times (251%) longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 2.2 times (124%) wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m).
- Mount Columbia is 8,931 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet.
- Maryland's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Maryland vs Alberta Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026).
- Maryland's population is 1.2 times (24%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4.
- Maryland's population density is 31.6 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784.
- Calgary's population is 2.3 times (130%) larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806).
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's population is 4.3 times (334%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 117 years.
Maryland vs Alberta Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion.
- Maryland's economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Alberta: $70,487.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (24%) higher than Alberta's.
Official Websites
Maryland official website · Alberta official website
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