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Massachusetts vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 31.8 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area: Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 24.2 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length: Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 6.6 times (559%) longer than Massachusetts'.
Width: Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 2.9 times (194%) wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point: Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 8,804 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point: Massachusetts's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Massachusetts's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Massachusetts vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Massachusetts' population is 1.4 times (41%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density: Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Massachusetts' population density is 44.8 times higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 1.9 times (94%) larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area: Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's population is 3.4 times (239%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 117 years.
Massachusetts vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Massachusetts' economic output is 2.3 times (125%) larger than Alberta's.
GDP per capita: Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 1.5 times (55%) higher than Alberta's.
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.